IEEE 2089 Principle 1 - Recognize a Child User
Implement mechanisms to identify child users and adapt services to their developmental needs and rights
Where this comes from
Provision: Principle 1 - Recognize a Child User
Instrument: IEEE 2089-2021
Citation: IEEE 2089-2021, Standard for an Age Appropriate Digital Services Framework, Principle 1: Recognize a Child User
Text version: IEEE 2089-2021
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Data categories collected — any answer
- Service collects behavioral data
Scope in the source's own terms
- System needs age verification for children
What engineering work it implies
- Age Gate with Self-DeclarationCovers part of it
Simple age verification using date of birth entry with validation and session storage.
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Age is established at the required assurance level before age-restricted access is granted
- The method is proportionate and privacy-preserving (minimal data retained)
- Users who fail/decline assurance receive the appropriate age-appropriate experience, not an open one
- Age-assurance outcomes are recorded without storing unnecessary identity documents
- VPN / geolocation spoofing does not defeat the required assurance level
Evidence an auditor expects
- Technical controlTechnical audit
Age verification implementation
Age verification meeting IEEE 2089.1 technical standards
Questions people ask
- Does IEEE 2089 Principle 1 - Recognize a Child User apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Data categories collected — any answer; Service collects behavioral data.
- From when does this apply?
- IEEE 2089 Principle 1 - Recognize a Child User applies from 10 November 2021. Its current status is: in force.
- What evidence does an auditor expect?
- Age verification implementation.
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