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Does anyone know of any age verification systems? Perhaps one that will allow me to verify members ages and send a variable back that I can put into my database. I need to verify that certain people are over 18.
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I don't really know of any solid ways.. so can only really suggest requiring their birthday info.. but people will often see through that as an age verifier.

If this is for something that could have adult level content, use a disclaimer and promonent warnings. Make sure to pass it by an attorney in your area..
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Depends the purpose...

a credit card which would be charged $0.01 would be one way to validate 18+
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that doesn't really wash though.. as they could use a parent's card/number or their own (yes, even under 18)
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Not to mention the merchant fees, usually you pay a % and sometimes a minimum, so you could be paying to validate them
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

At the end of the day its the user's choice to be honest or not.

One of the reasons I detest unenforceable laws like COPPA. Its nice to trust your users, but its not exactly reliable is it?
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Making a "best effort" on your part to deter kids from visiting sites holds up nicely in court unless you're making a lot of money and the parents hired a REALLY good lawyer and they're out for blood. While I'm not saying do whatever you want, you probably won't run into much trouble if you just make a good effort at deterance and don't run into someone like Jack Thompson.
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Making a "best effort" on your part to deter kids...
That may not be enough any more. There is a new "act" (not sure of the number but I think it's 2257) that sites have to comply with. It was, I believe, held to be unconstitutional, but is under appeal and the government is enforcing it pending the appeal. Or it was modified to make it enforceable. Or some such thing.

Anyway, our fearless leaders are aggressively protecting us from terrorists and immorality, and I'm uncertain which is their priority.
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