{"id":230295,"date":"2026-04-01T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/australian-watchdog-clarifies-age-assurance-under-draft-childrens-privacy-code-mlex\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:05:12","slug":"australian-watchdog-clarifies-age-assurance-under-draft-childrens-privacy-code-mlex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/australian-watchdog-clarifies-age-assurance-under-draft-childrens-privacy-code-mlex\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian watchdog clarifies age assurance under draft children&#8217;s privacy code | MLex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2460924\/australian-watchdog-clarifies-age-assurance-under-draft-children-s-privacy-code\">Australian watchdog clarifies age assurance under draft children&#8217;s privacy code | MLex<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2460924\/australian-watchdog-clarifies-age-assurance-under-draft-children-s-privacy-code\">https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2460924\/australian-watchdog-clarifies-age-assurance-under-draft-children-s-privacy-code<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-01 22:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.mlex.com\">www.mlex.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Saloni Sinha (  April  2, 2026, 02:20 GMT | Insight) &#8212; Service providers are expected to adopt a risk-based approach to age assurance under Australia\u2019s draft children\u2019s privacy code, using less intrusive methods where privacy risks are low and stronger measures where higher-risk practices, such as targeted advertising, are involved, an official said. 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