Getting Global Age Assurance Right: What We Got Wrong and What's Changing
8 hours ago
- #transparency
- #age-verification
- #privacy
- Discord partners with third-party vendors for age verification to maintain user privacy.
- Vendors only pass back age group information, ensuring no personal data is shared with Discord.
- Discord no longer works with the vendor involved in last year's security incident.
- All vendors undergo security and privacy reviews before integration, with strict data handling requirements.
- Age verification data is stored minimally and deleted promptly, often immediately.
- Discord evaluated Persona for age verification but decided not to proceed due to privacy standards.
- New standards require on-device facial age estimation to protect biometric data.
- Discord commits to transparency by documenting all verification vendors and their data practices on their website.
- Users will have multiple verification options with clear information on each vendor's methods and data handling.