BRUSSELS—The European Commission announced the second version of the bloc's age verification blueprint was released, improving the use of passports and ID cards, Biometric Update reports.
"This new version allows for the use of passports and identity cards as onboarding methods, in addition to eIDs in order to generate a proof of age," reads a statement from the commission published on Oct. 10. "Furthermore, it introduces support for a more user-friendly proof presentation method, the Digital Credentials API, which is increasingly becoming available in modern operating systems and browsers."
AVN reported in July on the white-label age verification application and technical infrastructure for what the commission presents as "privacy-preserving age verification methods." At the time, the Finland-based technology news outlet AfterDawn.com reported that T-Scy is the company developing the age verification app for the EU.
The blueprint consists of technical specifications aligned with those of the EU Digital Identity Wallets and any open-source implementation of these practices through the mobile that can be customized in national contexts. The statement on the new update added, "The age verification blueprint supports the effective implementation of the provisions to protect minors online of the Digital Services Act. It fulfils the requirements of a robust and privacy-preserving age verification solution set out in the DSA guidelines on the protection of minors and will provide a compliance example and a reference standard for a device-based method of age verification."
