Governments are increasingly implementing digital identification systems, focusing particularly on age verification for online services. These systems aim to mitigate issues like identity fraud. However, digital IDs also expose users to risks from companies that collect their data. Age verification legislation is being enacted globally. Challenges persist with physical identification systems, which are complicated by factors like ID expiration and changes in personal circumstances. While digital IDs promise efficiency and security, they may also hinder access to public services, highlighting the importance of legal protections alongside them.
The digital ID systems currently being introduced potentially solve problems like identity fraud for business and government services, but leave the holder of the digital ID vulnerable to the needs of the companies collecting such information.
Age verification measures are having a moment, with policymakers around the world passing legislation mandating online services and companies to introduce technologies that require people to verify their identities to access content deemed appropriate for their age.
State and federal embrace of digital ID is based on claims of faster access, fraud prevention, and convenience, but at the same time digital ID could block claims of public assistance and other services.
Physical ID systems involve hundreds of factors that impact their accuracy and validity, and everyday situations occur where identification attributes can change, or an ID becomes invalid or inaccurate or needs to be reissued.
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