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Committee hears AB 1043 to require device‑based age signals for safer youth online experiences; tech groups warn of feasibility and privacy risks
Summary
AB 1043 would require devices or operating systems to send a privacy‑preserving age signal to apps, enabling age‑appropriate defaults and parental controls; child‑safety groups backed the concept while tech groups warned of privacy and feasibility risks.
AB 1043 (Wicks) would require device manufacturers or operating systems to offer a mechanism at device setup to indicate the user’s birth date or age range and to transmit a privacy‑preserving age signal to apps and app stores. The author described the proposal as a “device‑based age assurance” approach designed to enable age‑appropriate defaults and parental controls while avoiding centralized collection of personally identifiable data.
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