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Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps.
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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Mixed feelings about this.
However, ethical questions aside, and from a purely legal conformation standpoint, if the phone validates the user is over 18 and passes only that info as a token to whatever application or website requests it, then it's a good implementation. It means elimination of multiple validation requirements, minimal transfer of data to third parties, fewer sources holding personal data, etc. Whether it works that way remains to be seen.
It's still stupid even if it's required by law.
The technical implementation, or the law itself?
Law itself
Yeah, no doubt.
I haven't read this particular law. But one proposed in Colorado still requires service providers to look for other indicators of age and override the one reported by the OS.
It's always funny when Apple fanboys try to whitewash its brand.
"Apple is the most private mobile operating system there is that cares for its users that stands up to governments" until it doesn't but that's still great because it is how it is and apple has to obey laws and its fine because they hide their involvement with feds so well with marketing, and the cult accepts whatever they do, so they get a pass.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260226022937/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-secretly-giving-governments-push-notification-data/
Have you tried not being a cult member to manufacture consent for corporations?
That or PR agencies are picking up fediverse to push people into being docile consumers.
Not a single word in this rant has any relevance to my comment.
Kinda just sounds like you were looking for an excuse to aggressively rant at someone. I don't know how you came away thinking they were an apple fanboy after reading that comment full of ifs and general skepticism.