Age Assurance Data Access Study
Findings from an exploratory study investigating data access issues impacting the performance of age assurance tools and potential solutions to improve their effectiveness.
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This report presents the findings from an exploratory study investigating data access issues impacting the performance of age assurance (AA) tools and potential solutions to improve their effectiveness.
The objectives of the study are to:
- gain a better understanding of the issues related to data gaps and access that hinder the development, accuracy and performance of AA tools, and their impact on AA provision
- explore and identify key features of solutions that could help mitigate the identified data issues and contribute to the development of more effective AA tools, particularly by enabling secure access to appropriate training and testing data
The study focuses exclusively on online cases with an application for online safety in the context of the Online Safety Act’s implementation.
The study involved a literature review and consultations with AA solution providers and testing organisations, private sector organisations that have looked into or adopted AA solutions, public sector organisations, and academics with expertise in AA and data access issues. It also consulted charities and not-for-profit organisations operating in the field of (child) online safety. The study sought input from legal experts to assess the feasible legality of the features of the explored solutions.