Frequently Asked Questions for Clients

Is it legal to use personal data to do age assurance without getting consent from the user?  How can younger children even give that consent?u

We can’t stop children accessing pornography, so should we not focus on education and building resilience, not age verification?u

What arguments are used in favour of age verification for online pornography?u

Can I just verify my age once, and then access all age-restricted websites?u

How does Age Verification differ from identity assurance?u

Why should I check age verification is being provided by an AVPA member?u

How can I avoid repeatedly proving my age?u

– Many websites/apps are based abroad – how can Internet laws be enforced?u

As children may lack ID or records, are age estimation methods sufficient for compliance <18?u

– Your members can be audited and certified but could AV allow bad actors to harvest personal data?u

Do the age estimation techniques based on facial images put me at risk of surveillance through image recognition software?u

– You talk about audited, certified, standards-based age verification providers.  What does this mean?u