Digital Age of Consent and Age Verification: Can They Protect Children?

Liliana Pasquale; Paola Zippo; Cliona Curley; Brian O'Neill; Marina Mongiello

doi:10.1109/MS.2020.3044872

Digital Age of Consent and Age Verification: Can They Protect Children?

Liliana Pasquale, Paola Zippo, Cliona Curley, Brian O'Neill, Marina Mongiello

Technological University Dublin

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Abstract

Children can easily bypass the mechanisms adopted by apps to verify their age and, thereby, be exposed to privacy and safety threats. We identified how the top 10 social and communication apps among underage users apply age limits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-57
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Software
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2020.3044872
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Authentication
Ethical/Societal Implications
Mobile applications
Public policy

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