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How age verification to access porn works in France: ‘They won’t know anything about you, other than that you’re an adult’
Olivier Blazy, one of the architects of the French system, says that it is possible to protect children without undermining the privacy of internet users
They have reason to be wary of this, since these mechanisms often manage personal data, which in turn means this sensitive information can be hacked and used to extort money. Since 2023, the National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL), the French equivalent of the AEPD, has been testing an online age verification system that is more respectful of privacy. It consists of putting a digital intermediary (a program) between the age verification service and the website that is being blocked from children.
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