{"id":271261,"date":"2026-06-12T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/d9-ministers-encourage-privacy-preserving-eu-wide-age-verification\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:10:10","slug":"d9-ministers-encourage-privacy-preserving-eu-wide-age-verification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/d9-ministers-encourage-privacy-preserving-eu-wide-age-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"D9+ ministers encourage privacy preserving EU-wide age verification"},"content":{"rendered":"

D9+ ministers encourage privacy preserving EU-wide age verification<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.biometricupdate.com\/202606\/d9-ministers-encourage-privacy-preserving-eu-wide-age-verification<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-12 11:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.biometricupdate.com<\/a><\/p>\n

This week saw the publication of the Luxembourg Declaration, a text marking the meeting of D9+ ministers in Luxembourg to discuss priorities for EU policymakers. Near the top of this list is the protection of minors online, which the document calls \u201can increasingly urgent priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

The discussion figures into a broader agenda addressing ambitions to accelerate Europe\u2019s digital transition without derailing simplification, and how removing barriers in the bloc could strengthen European competitiveness and sovereignty. It calls for \u201cconcrete measures to provide a safe and age-appropriate online environment for minors online,\u201d emphasizing the need for a \u201ccommon and coordinated European solution to this inherently cross-border challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The document notes the \u201copportunities and challenges regarding the use of the European Commission\u2019s age verification blueprint, as well as the possibility to integrate age verification features into the EU Digital Identity Wallet.\u201d In that, it tacitly recognizes that any policy at play is being developed on a dynamic landscape that is still in flux, with major regulatory changes on the way that could dramatically reshape the conversation.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the Declaration contains three recommendations for the present moment, to improve online safety for kids. First, \u201cmake platforms safe by design and age appropriate by default by addressing dark patterns and harmful and addictive features.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlatforms must adapt to the age and vulnerability of users, not the other way around,\u201d the document says.<\/p>\n

The second call is for a common European approach that better leverages coordinated enforcement of EU rules.<\/p>\n

The third carries the most significance for biometrics vendors providing online age assurance. The ministers declare that the EU should \u201ccombine regulation, technology and education for real impact by encouraging privacy preserving EU-wide age verification, strengthening enforcement, and…<\/p>\n

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