Big Tech Seeks to Head Off Colorado ‘Backdoor’ Age Verification

Industry groups are urging the Colorado attorney general not to use kids privacy rules as a backdoor for age verification requirements.

Changes to the Colorado Privacy Act, which take effect in October, add protections for the data collected from minors. Among them is a requirement that companies use “reasonable care” to avoid design features that cause “heightened risks of harm,” such as infinite scrolling. The updates also bar service providers from mining the information they collect for targeted advertising and geolocation data. Businesses are required to practice data minimization and not collect more data than “reasonably necessary,” nor retain it ...