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Tech firms must strengthen age checks within two months or face UK enforcement action

( March 12, 2026, 00:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Tech companies must strengthen their age checks to protect children’s data over the next two months or face enforcement action, the UK privacy regulator has warned. The Information Commissioner’s Office issued an open letter saying that while “most services are relying on self-declaration to identify whether children are 13 or over,” this is not effective enough. The ICO said it expects industry to take urgent steps, and that it’s working with “some of the highest-risk services” to drive change for the next two months.Statement follows....

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