New laws in Texas and Utah and proposals in Louisiana and the U.S.
Congress require an app user’s age be verified at the app store. On the surface, these bills have a great goal: ensuring that children only access age-appropriate content online.

As policymakers look for better ways to empower parents to protect their children
online, we also need to protect parents and kids from proposals that further
undermine children’s privacy, without solving important issues facing parents.