So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
Summary
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is against age gating and age verification mandates, but acknowledges that these mandates are already in effect, leading to potential data leaks. This article provides guidance on navigating age verification processes while minimizing the risk to personal information, offering advice on questions to ask and answers for popular social media sites.
IFF Assessment
The article discusses how to minimize the harm of age verification, which is an undesirable requirement for users.
Severity
Defender Context
Age verification mechanisms introduce a new attack surface for defenders. Data leaks from age verification systems are a concern. Defenders need to stay informed about the different age verification methods used and potential vulnerabilities associated with them.