Arizona Bill Proposes Age Verification for All Mobile Device Software Including Preinstalled Apps
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Summary
Arizona legislators have introduced House Bill 2920, which would require age verification and parental permission for virtually all software on mobile devices, including preinstalled apps like calculators, weather widgets, browsers, and messaging apps. The bill creates a comprehensive surveillance architecture for mobile devices and represents one of the most aggressive app store age verification proposals in the United States.
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· 4 pulledArizona legislators have introduced what may be the most aggressive app store age verification bill in the country.
House Bill 2920 would require age verification not just for app downloads, but for preinstalled software, the browser, the text messaging app, the search bar, the calculator, and the weather widget.
Every piece of software on a mobile device would be subject to age-gating ID checks under this proposal.
The bill creates a surveillance architecture that applies to every mobile device.
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