FTC Extends Deadline on ESRB’s Age-Verification Application
The FTC is extended the deadline to decide on the video game industry’s request about using face-scanning technology to determine user ages, the agency announced Monday. The Entertainment Software Rating Board, Yoti and SuperAwesome filed an application in June seeking…
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FTC approval for the age-estimation technology, which uses facial geometry to determine whether a user is an adult. In September, the agency extended the original October deadline to January and now is extending it to March 29. The agency solicited public comment on the application in July, as required under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.