App Store Accountability Act
United StatesHigh threat- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Stage 1 of 4: Introduced
Would make Apple and Google verify the age of everyone using their app stores, including adults, and confirm a parent's identity.
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Introduced
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Take action on this issueContact LawmakersWhat it does
Apple and Google would have to check the age of every person who opens an account, and confirm that a parent is 18 or older. Because it covers all accounts, adults get carded too, at the one gate every app has to pass through.
What’s at stake
Put the check at the app store and you cannot download anything without proving who you are first. Two companies become the ID desk for the whole phone.
Our take
Most of these bills pretend they only touch kids. This one says out loud that adults have to verify too, and it hands the job to Apple and Google, the two firms already deciding what software you are allowed to run.
Timeline
IntroducedLatest
Referred to committee
Sponsor
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Committee
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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