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The Verge: FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages

February 26, 2026

But the FTC’s policy statement “makes clear that companies choosing to [do] age assurance must do so in a way that is responsible and safeguards against data misuse and inadequate data security,” Suzanne Bernstein, counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), said in a statement.

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