A proposed bill would require Apple, Google, and Microsoft to verify users’ ages during device setup, sparking privacy and liberty concerns and prompting a debate over a government-style digital ID system.

Require Apple Google Microsoft To Verify Ages On New Devices
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Require Apple Google Microsoft To Verify Ages On New Devices

Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s so-called Parents Decide Act would force device makers to verify users’ ages during setup, and the plan raises serious privacy and liberty alarms. This piece breaks down what the bill would require, why a government-style digital ID system is likely the only way it could work, and how this proposal reads like...