Age Verification

Measures which determine a person’s age to a high level of certainty, usually through relying on third party documentation or parental consent to verify a user’s age.

See also: Age Assurance, Interstitial

Commentary:

  • An example of age verification is the use of physical or digital government identity documents to establish a person’s age.
  • Age estimation technologies, on the other hand, provide an approximate age to allow or deny access to age-restricted online content or services.