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Age-assurance technologies can't ignore privacy laws: Australian watchdog

( October 9, 2025, 22:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The companies behind age-assurance technologies that will be used under Australia’s under-16 social-media ban need to meet the stringent legal obligations under Australia’s Privacy Act. In a statement accompanying the release of the new guidance, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind warned that age-assurance technologies weren’t a “blank check to use personal or sensitive information in all circumstances.” The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner would be “actively monitoring platforms" to ensure they stay within the bounds by deploying age assurance The media release follows; the guidance overview and final guidance are attached:...

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