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Age Verification Systems Will Be a Personal Identifiable Information Nightmare
During the last few months, lawsuits have challenged new laws in Arkansas, Texas, California, Louisiana, and Utah that require showing government-issued photo ID to verify age when accessing social media websites.a More than 10 states have passed strict online age verification requirements on certain websites—and while some of the laws are narrowly targeted to pornographic websites, others cast a wider net and include categories such as social media under their umbrella.b These new laws attempt to improve online child safety by strictly verifying the age of website visitors. Instead of the old approach—checking a box to indicate you are at least 18 years of age—the laws require that websites use a much more drastic method to verify your age: showing a government-issued photo ID.
During the last few months, lawsuits have challenged new laws in Arkansas, Texas, California, Louisiana, and Utah that require showing government-issued photo ID to verify age when accessing social media websites. More than 10 states have passed strict online age verification requirements on certain websites—and while some of the laws are narrowly targeted to pornographic websites, others cast a wider net and include categories such as social media under their umbrella. Footnotes About the Authors Sarah Scheffler(sscheffl@andrew.cmu.edu) is an assistant professor in Software and Societal Systems, and in Engineering and Public Policy, at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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