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[Evil Calvin]

The way I interpret it is, they check with the mobile network supplier and if the owner of the phonenumber is 18+....

How do they know how old they are. My phone provider doesn't know how old I am....they may know the bday of the person who purchased the phone or plan, but often that's not the user of the phone.

 

[Mithos]

How do they know how old they are. My phone provider doesn't know how old I am....they may know the bday of the person who purchased the phone or plan, but often that's not the user of the phone.

I used to have a prepaid (and therefore anonymous) phone number, but a few years ago (in 2022) that was no longer allowed. Now, any mobile number in Sweden that is not registered with your name and personal identity number will be closed / shut down.

They might have something similar in the UK, but I have no idea.


Edit:
But you are right they do not know if the person actually GETTING the mobile number is the same as the one using the phone, for now I guess they just "trust" it.

 

[Draugoth]

The company is being fined in Spain for storing user data

Spain’s AEPD fines Yoti $1.1M for biometric data handling violations | Biometric Update

The ruling in part reflects a tension between how biometrics are often used in practice and the definition of biometrics as “special category data” under GDPR.

www.biometricupdate.com