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Jain stated that, at face value, the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) requires tech companies to collect no data for the purposes of age estimation—referred to as "age assurance"—beyond what they already do. This is in contrast to traditional age verification methods, which might require users to upload identification to verify their age before entering a site.
Civil society organizations, such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and some government officials have expressed support for the CAADCA. They argue that if the law mandated explicit methods of age verification, it would necessitate an expansion of sensitive data collection, which they do not endorse.
