Malaysia mandates age verification ID via facial scans
Our Take
Malaysia now mandates age verification ID for social media, forcing users to submit face scans that create a permanent biometric data trail. Regulators are shifting the point of age verification, moving the friction from within apps to the download button itself. The central question remains whether protecting children justifies creating massive, high-value databases of adult identity documents that attract hackers.…
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