ICO publishes two research papers into age assurance

11/10/2022 | ICO

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and Ofcom have published details of a joint research project conducted into the attitudes that families have towards age assurance. The research was conducted through the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) and involved speaking with parents and children to identify how they balance privacy, online safety and ease of use. 

The ICO published a separate study looking at the effectiveness of different age assurance techniques

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Age verification, Age assurance, 18+, adult

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