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WSJ: Tim Cook calls Texas governor over App Store age verification bill
Cook personally called Texas Governor Abbott asking him to either amend or veto the bill that will require Apple to collect age data.
Tim Cook is personally involved in an attempt to stop a Texas child safety bill targeting the App Store from becoming law, the Wall Street Journal reports. Per the report, Tim Cook personally called Texas Governor Greg Abbott last week asking him to either amend or veto the bill that, if it becomes law, will require Apple and Google to collect age data for every user who wants to download an app. Rather than collecting birthdates or government IDs at the App Store level, the company is rolling out features like streamlined Child Account setup, an API that lets parents share only their child’s age range with developers, and stricter content controls tied to Screen Time.
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