As more states adopt online age verification laws, how can policymakers protect minors without compromising privacy and free expression? What cybersecurity risks arise when third-party services collect sensitive personal information? And could mobile driver's licenses offer a more secure and privacy-preserving approach to age verification?
To explore these questions, Shane recently moderated a panel with Scott Vien, Harry Oppenheimer, and Paul Lekas. Vien is the program manager for the Digital Trust Service at the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), where he oversees digital trust initiatives involving mobile driver's licenses and identification. Oppenheimer is an assistant professor at Georgia Tech's Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy and co-director of the Center for Digital Human Security, where he studies digital globalization and the politics of cybersecurity. Lekas is the executive vice president for Global Public Policy and Government Affairs at the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), where he leads policy efforts on cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, and internet regulation. In this recording of their panel conversation, they discuss the technical limitations of age verification, the privacy and security risks associated with third-party services, and how data minimization and trusted credentials could help address these challenges.