Thanks to Pirat_nation and Mr_T for sharing this.
A bill sponsored by State Senator Matt Ball and State Representative Amy Paschal (both Democrats) would require operating systems to provide "Age Attestation".
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051
Firstly, if I understand the bill correctly, the correct term is age-gating:
PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE INTERFACE AT ACCOUNT SETUP THAT REQUIRES AN ACCOUNT HOLDER TO INDICATE THE BIRTH DATE OR AGE OF THE USER OF THAT DEVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN AGE SIGNAL TO APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN A COVERED APPLICATION STORE
Also known as self-declaration, age-gating means requiring users to self-declare their age or birth date before accessing a site.
Or in this case, when setting up an OS-level account.
Age assurance would also be an acceptable term, as it covers all forms of detecting a user's age.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/to-read-this--please-upload-photo-id
As I understand it, it requires all operating systems to ask for their user's age when creating a new account. That age can then be accessed by applications on the device, who are required to use it unless they have evidence the user is a different age. Applications are forbidden from sharing this information with a third party for purposes other than age assurance.
Any OS-level account created before 1 January 2028 is required to verify its user's age before 1 July 2028.
Violations may be punished with up to $2,500 in civil fines, unless the violation was intentional, in which case the fine is up to $7,500.
#Colorado #AgeAssurance #AgeGating
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