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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering a proposal that would allow businesses to use facial biometric scanning “age-estimation technology” to obtain parental permission for children under 13 to use online gaming services.
Yoti, a digital identity (ID) company, along with Epic Games, a subsidiary of the parental-consent management firm SuperAwesome, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) submitted the proposal.
They are requesting approval for “Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation” technology under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Under COPPA, online sites and services “directed to children under 13” must obtain parental consent before collecting or using personal information from a child…
