At least one credit reference agency with which I'm familiar, Experian, offers this service in the US
This is the Texas law, which has recently survived legal challenge in the US Fifth Circuit Appeals Court. The challenge appears to have been that it compelled speech (one requirement is that sites carry a sort of health warning -- not, apparently, that "it'll make you blind," though) rather than that it was unduly vague.
I am not convinced at all they offer this in the US. Especially, in the link you provided a web page that links to the Experian web page which says
Also a search for "experian’s CrossCore Identity Services for Age Verification" only has one link to Experian which is to an experian.co.uk address.
On the chart at https://avpassociation.com/find-an-av-provider/ it does say they provide online age verification for "Adult Content (viewers)", which I'd have thought would need international coverage, but I need to know whether they provide age verification services worldwide anyway, so I've emailed them to ask. I'll post the information here when they reply.
Yes, but the main credit reference agencies have large legal departments who will have made them perfectly well aware of their obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation, I don't see the problem. All they're going to need to record is that fact that they've seen a copy of your ID (if they actually need to, and can't verify your identity some other way, by asking you questions and comparing with data they already have on file) so they're satisfied you are who you say you are, and that they can confirm that according to their databases and public records you're over 18.
Experian phoned me back today. They tell me that they do, indeed, offer worldwide age verification for age-restricted websites. They're going to send me an email about it. I won't be able to go into too much detail, since the inquiry relates to a business I'm advising, but I'll share what I can when I see the details.
I still remember when the whole German TV expose popped up and Linden Lab basically threw then VP Robin (Harper) Linden (forever my favorite Linden
) to the wolves to deal with the fallout. Granted, it was a different situation - it did not involve accusations against the company itself. Their response this time around does seem measured (and legalfied all the high hell), and I hope their ultimate response will be equally so.
Why do you think that there will follow a banned in Brussels?
They were referencing the post above theirs from Innula talking about the various laws in European countries affecting SL. Hence the banned in Brussels reference in talking about the banned in Boston phenomenon, where banning something makes people want to know about it even more. For the record, those Puritans and witch hunters came from your side of the pond to America.
I'd like to take this opportunity once again to apologise to the world for my ancestors letting the Puritans get away from England. In.hindsight.this.was.a.huge.mistake.
I think this time it will be a rational response, as the world has become more adept at managing these things anyway but there's still time for them to fuck it up, so yanno, we'll see.I still remember when the whole German TV expose popped up and Linden Lab basically threw then VP Robin (Harper) Linden (forever my favorite Linden
It's not just the EU:
www.expressvpn.com
Part 7 needs an article length explanation. I have not found such an explanation in my searches.It's not just the EU:
.Explainer: Age Verification Laws in the U.S. | ExpressVPN Blog
We list all states with age verification laws and explore the challenge of balancing child protection, digital privacy risks, and internet freedom.
If you mean the "technical and implementation challenges" it mentions, this might be helpful
That pdf doesn't mention requirements in the US once. That is what I am interested in. Is verification using a debit card adequate? I think minors can acquire debit cards, not sure. Is that something that would satisfy the legal requirements of the states implementing these minor access laws? Are third parties allowed to look at ages on debit cards? How about a checkbox saying I am over 18? Probably not adequate, but I would like to see a US oriented article addressing these questions. Facial recognition? What if I am an adult who doesn't want to broadcast my picture? Surely there are first amendment problems there. What if someone posts a NSFW message on VVO? Is VVO liable because they haven't gone through minor verification checks? I would like to see an article describing these scenarios in fine detail.
Depends on what sort of business you're in, how large it is, where it's located and who your customers are.
