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EU age verification app not planning desktop support

a day ago
  • #usability
  • #EU_tech
  • #privacy
  • The solution assumes everyone owns a smartphone, excluding users like elderly individuals with outdated phones.
  • Age verification could disrupt private browsing, requiring repeated verifications on each website visit, especially in incognito mode.
  • A browser extension for automatic verification is suggested but may raise trust issues.
  • Implementation costs and technology choices by the EU may disadvantage small startups, as seen with Peppol access points favoring Java.