Utah Governor Spencer Cox sign App Store accountability is made into law, making it the first to require the app store maker to verify the status of its users’ age. Here lawUtah people will need to be at least 18 years of age to establish a new account through the app store; minor users will need to link their accounts to their parents’ accounts so that adults can allow their children to use certain apps.
this legislation Republican state Senator Bill Sponsor Todd Weiler said it aims to protect children and teenagers. However, it also raises questions about privacy and the decline in the burden of responsibility to ensure that underage users do not see inappropriate content. Meta, Snap and X support this metric. “We appreciate Gov. Cox and Utah because it is the first in the country to give parents and users control over the download of teen apps and urge other states to consider this groundbreaking approach,” the three companies said in one. Joint Statement Wednesday.
Google, which runs Play Store, opposes the bill and calls on the governor veto measure. Now that we have contacted Apple and Google, the bill is now signed into law.
For now, the App Store Accountability Act is scheduled to come into effect on May 7, but it seems likely to face legal challenges. Digital Privacy Group opposes law and other laws. Other laws that require online services to confirm the age of users have also been improved Security Question About how to use or protect sensitive age verification data.
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