News JVTech France: The state has found a solution to block pornographic sites for minors
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The French government is still fighting against easy access for underage Internet users to X-sites. He is currently developing an application intended to block access for the youngest.
The French state is at war with pornographic sites. The latter are considered too lax in terms of access restrictions for underage Internet users. Last September, a parliamentary report mentioned in particular ways of containing the phenomenon the ability to easily block access to X sites take no precautions to restrict their use by the elderly Under 18 years old.
At that time, automatic access via the use of a bank card was also mentioned, but this then appeared too restrictive and problematic in terms of data protection and data security. So what’s the solution? The trail of a mobile application destined for the service seems to be becoming clearer according to the information collected by The Parisian.
A mobile application to verify your age
The details of the government initiative are not yet known, but that is what our colleagues at Parisian explain Various institutions have been actively working on it for about nine months. Arcom, Cnil and the Secretariat of State responsible for Digital work hard, accompanied by specialized private companies.
The idea would be Confirm your legal age from a mobile applicationwho would then allow access to pornographic sites without revealing their identity.
“A user of a pornographic website, if he wants to access it, must confirm his legal majority by clicking on this digital certificate.”explains Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Digital Technology, in the columns of Le Parisien. “It works a bit like the verification your bank requires when you make an online purchase, except this proof of majority is anonymous. »
It remains to be seen how this process could be implemented, because it seems quite complex at first glance. Internet Service Providers could play a role here, for example playing the role of “Trusted Third Party” can certify that his client is actually of legal age.
Other organizations could be involved in this process. However, Le Parisien explains that talks are still being held with possible partners.
For an application at the beginning of the school year?
Apparently, There are still a few things that need to be cleared up in this projectwhich is very important to the government. The application appears to be planned for the beginning of the 2023 school yearwhich still leaves time to fine-tune its operation.
And even if the application turns out to be ready by the start of the school year, nevertheless, it will be necessary for the pornographic sites to adhere to the principle. We imagine that those who don’t do this will face sanctions, but again: what kind? The subject is delicate And even if one can think that the big platforms will agree to lend themselves to the game, for others more confidential and obscure it may be different.
