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iOS 27.2 introduces new age verification feature using selfie
9to5Mac • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple has introduced a new age verification feature in iOS 27.2 that allows users to confirm their age using a selfie, in addition to existing methods like credit card or ID scanning.
- This feature is being implemented due to legal requirements in regions including Australia, Brazil, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and Texas in the United States.
- The selfie-based age verification uses an on-device and Private Cloud Compute age-estimation model to protect user privacy, ensuring the image is not accessible to anyone, including Apple, and is deleted immediately after verification.
- Users are guided to capture four angles of their face for accurate age estimation, and this option may not be available in all regions but appears when age confirmation is required.
- Apple emphasizes privacy and security in this process, with the selfie data never being stored or retained after age confirmation.
