The article critiques age estimation technology used for online access, branding it as inadequate, discriminatory, and intrusive. Such technology, which utilizes facial scanning to predict age, often misidentifies individuals and particularly fails individuals of color and women. Additionally, there are risks regarding misuse by law enforcement, who might use the technology to infer emotions or intentions, endangering innocent people. The author argues for a halt to the normalization of age verification mandates related to this technology, emphasizing that it creates greater harm to speech, equity, privacy, and information security.
Age estimation face scans, which use algorithms to guess our ages, are not only inaccurate but also discriminatory, raising serious privacy and safety concerns.
The technology's potential use by law enforcement to gauge emotions and honesty poses a risk to innocent individuals, highlighting the dangers of these systems.
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