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Commission urges Member States to rollout EU age verification app
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Today, the Commission adopted a recommendation urging Member States to accelerate the rollout of the EU age verification app and make it available by the end of the year.
Key facts
- Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, said
- The Member States can roll-out the EU age verification as a standalone app or integrate it into a European Digital Identity Wallet
- Today, the Commission adopted a recommendation urging Member States to accelerate the rollout of the EU age verification app and make it available by the end of the year
- The secure, safe, and privacy-preserving EU age verification app is a key step in protecting children from harmful and inappropriate online content
Summary
The secure, safe, and privacy-preserving EU age verification app is a key step in protecting children from harmful and inappropriate online content. The Member States can roll-out the EU age verification as a standalone app or integrate it into a European Digital Identity Wallet. The Commission has developed a blueprint of the EU age verification app, which enables users to prove they meet a required age threshold without revealing their exact age, identity or any other personal details. Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, said:.