Microsoft Adds Age Verification System to Windows
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Microsoft Adds Age Verification System to Windows
The age-check machinery is coming to Windows, and Microsoft has already handed developers the playbook even though the system itself remains switched off. According to a report from Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights, the company has published developer instructions for an application programming interface that is not yet live. Once activated, the […]
Microsoft Publishes Windows Age Verification API Documentation
Microsoft has published documentation for developers on how to use a new application programming interface (API) designed to let apps on Windows 11 determine a user's age bracket, according to a report from Reclaim The Net. The documentation, released on Sept. 8, 2026, describes an age verification system that is not yet active. The report stated the API will not return useful data until later in the year. The API is designed to allow apps to ch…
Microsoft accelerated the parental control function in Windows 11 and launched the new Age API, an age-checking system that does not pass on personal data to third parties.
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