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After Discord fiasco, age-check tech promises privacy by running locally. Does it work? https://arstechni.ca/hw89 #ageverification #cybersecurity #onlineprivacy #agechecks #privately #agegates #passkeys #agekeys #discord #hackers #Policy #yoti
Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.

On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.

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BGDon 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 👨‍💻Dec 17
Meta joins Snap, Discord, Hasbro, NexusMods and others in joining the OpenAge Initiative and will make passkey-based AgeKeys available on its platforms in 2026. The system has already processed more than 7 million age checks using its AgeKeys. https://openageinitiative.org/blog #Meta #OpenAge #AgeKeys #AgeVerification #Privacy #DigitalIdentity #Verification #Trust