Age Check Verification

[Garborg]

My account will son be 18 years old. Will the verifications end then?

[AmsterdamHeavy]

As someone at 19 years I can tell you...No.

[Crazy Tiger]

No, the age gates will remain. That you have to make the active choice every (browser) session is the point of them.

[old]

No, it will stay

[Garborg]

Hmm, rabble, rabble. lol

[kingjames488]

doubt it lol... they still insist on keeping my account trade restricted unless I give gaben my cellphone number despite my account being like 15+ years old and not even actually having a cell phone atm...

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Garborg:

Age Check Verification

My account will son be 18 years old. Will the verifications end then?

Been asked soooooo many times that Valve even made a Q&A for it years ago...

Q: Why do you KEEP asking my damn age throughout the store?

A: We're with you on this. Unfortunately, many rating agencies have rules that stipulate that we cannot save your age for longer than a single browsing session. It's frustrating, but know we're filling out those age gates too.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1708442022337025126

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Garborg:

Age Check Verification

My account will son be 18 years old. Will the verifications end then?

Been asked soooooo many times that Valve even made a Q&A for it years ago...

Q: Why do you KEEP asking my damn age throughout the store?

A: We're with you on this. Unfortunately, many rating agencies have rules that stipulate that we cannot save your age for longer than a single browsing session. It's frustrating, but know we're filling out those age gates too.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1708442022337025126

:qr:

I mean on one hand that make sense...

on the other if they have a credit card on file with your name on it it kinda implies that you're at least 18? isn't that how they do it with porn sites and it's good enough for that? not like steam doesn't save my credit card info...

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Been asked soooooo many times that Valve even made a Q&A for it years ago...



https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1708442022337025126

I mean on one hand that make sense...

on the other if they have a credit card on file with your name on it it kinda implies that you're at least 18? isn't that how they do it with porn sites and it's good enough for that? not like steam doesn't save my credit card info...

Most countries allow teens to have their own cards, but still under guardian supervision.

And some states are trying to enact laws requiring porn sites to verify people using their IDs/DLs, which is another can of worms.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

I mean on one hand that make sense...

on the other if they have a credit card on file with your name on it it kinda implies that you're at least 18? isn't that how they do it with porn sites and it's good enough for that? not like steam doesn't save my credit card info...

Most countries allow teens to have their own cards, but still under guardian supervision.

And some states are trying to enact laws requiring porn sites to verify people using their IDs/DLs, which is another can of worms.

:qr:

seems more secure than just saying you're old enough :P

I can tell steam I was born in 1945 and they just like "oh neat!"

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Most countries allow teens to have their own cards, but still under guardian supervision.

And some states are trying to enact laws requiring porn sites to verify people using their IDs/DLs, which is another can of worms.

seems more secure than just saying you're old enough :P

I can tell steam I was born in 1945 and they just like "oh neat!"

Indemnification.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Most countries allow teens to have their own cards, but still under guardian supervision.

And some states are trying to enact laws requiring porn sites to verify people using their IDs/DLs, which is another can of worms.

:qr:

seems more secure than just saying you're old enough :P

We live in a world where personal information leaks have become common place. Doesn't sound secure at all to hand over more personal identifying information to another potential leaked database just to view video games.

[Electric Cupcake]

If you allow cookies in perpetuity, maybe not.

But only an idiot does that. Seriously, many banks are still relying on an SMS code to set a cookie, rather than a proper Yubikey or an open, independently-audited OTP app.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

I mean on one hand that make sense...

on the other if they have a credit card on file with your name on it it kinda implies that you're at least 18? isn't that how they do it with porn sites and it's good enough for that? not like steam doesn't save my credit card info...

Having your credit card on the account doesn't mean its YOU using the account.

Originally posted by kingjames488:

seems more secure than just saying you're old enough :P

I can tell steam I was born in 1945 and they just like "oh neat!"

It's not about being secure. Its to protect steam from lawsuits if someone underage views adult content. If a child lies to get access to content he shouldn't have that invalidates the parents ability to sue Steam and protects them from legal liability. Its not meant to stop anyone from accessing content, just to protect them legally.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

I mean on one hand that make sense...

on the other if they have a credit card on file with your name on it it kinda implies that you're at least 18? isn't that how they do it with porn sites and it's good enough for that? not like steam doesn't save my credit card info...

Having your credit card on the account doesn't mean its YOU using the account.

Originally posted by kingjames488:

seems more secure than just saying you're old enough :P

I can tell steam I was born in 1945 and they just like "oh neat!"

It's not about being secure. Its to protect steam from lawsuits if someone underage views adult content. If a child lies to get access to content he shouldn't have that invalidates the parents ability to sue Steam and protects them from legal liability. Its not meant to stop anyone from accessing content, just to protect them legally.

seems a bit contradictory...

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Having your credit card on the account doesn't mean its YOU using the account.





It's not about being secure. Its to protect steam from lawsuits if someone underage views adult content. If a child lies to get access to content he shouldn't have that invalidates the parents ability to sue Steam and protects them from legal liability. Its not meant to stop anyone from accessing content, just to protect them legally.

seems a bit contradictory...

What's contradictory about it?