UK age checks

[Fred]

From July 25th websites that allow pornography or harmful content must ask for proof of age from UK visitors, this can only be done by asking for personal details along with proof such as.

• Facial age estimation – you show your face via photo or video, and technology analyses it to estimate your age. 
  
• Open banking – you give permission for the age-check service to securely access information from your bank about whether you are over 18. The age-check service then confirms this with the site or app.
  
• Digital identity services – these include digital identity wallets, which can securely store and share information which proves your age in a digital format.
  
• Credit card age checks – you provide your credit card details and a payment processor checks if the card is valid. As you must be over 18 to obtain a credit card this shows you are over 18.
  
• Email-based age estimation – you provide your email address, and technology analyses other online services where it has been used – such as banking or utility providers - to estimate your age.  
  
• Mobile network operator age checks – you give your permission for an age-check service to confirm whether or not your mobile phone number has age filters applied to it. If there are no restrictions, this confirms you are over 18. 
  
• Photo-ID matching – this is similar to a check when you show a document. For example, you upload an image of a document that shows your face and age, and an image of yourself at the same time – these are compared to confirm if the document is yours. 
  

Psoriasis Club does not allow pornography or harmful content, but I want to make sure I am in compliance so I have completed their on-line questioner and they have confirmed I do not need to comply.

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Fred.