ESRB Blasts Reports That It's Using Facial Recognition Technology to Verify Ages of Children - IGN

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ESRB Blasts Reports That It's Using Facial Recognition Technology to Verify Ages of Children - IGN
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The parent may then be asked to consent to a scan of their face using a front-facing camera, which is then used to "accurately estimate the parent's age."

the only piece of information that is communicated to the company requesting [Verifiable Parental Consent] is a 'Yes' or 'No' determination as to whether the person is over the age of 25.

So that's settled, people under the age of 25 can no longer have children.

This sounds so dystopian and completely unnecessary. What’s the point of a facial age estimate if you are asking them to put their age or DOB in to begin with? It’s pointless.