Ofcom: guidance on highly effective age assurance (Part 3) · The technical accuracy criterion

The technical accuracy criterion Why is technical accuracy important?

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The technical accuracy criterion Why is technical accuracy important?

4.10An age assurance method which performs poorly in test conditions will perform worse in actual deployment contexts and is therefore unlikely to be highly effective at correctly determining whether or not a particular user is a child when deployed. This indicates that an alternative or additional age assurance method is likely to be required. Understanding the technical accuracy of the individual age assurance method(s) is therefore an important step in ensuring that the process as a whole is highly effective at correctly determining whether or not a particular user is a child.

16 Office for Digital Identities and Attributes and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, ‘UK digital identity and attributes trust framework’. A register of certified services can be found on GOV.UK. 12

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4.10 An age assurance method which performs poorly in test conditions will perform worse in
actual deployment contexts and is therefore unlikely to be highly effective at correctly
determining whether or not a particular user is a child when deployed. This indicates that
an alternative or additional age assurance method is likely to be required. Understanding
the technical accuracy of the individual age assurance method(s) is therefore an important
step in ensuring that the process as a whole is highly effective at correctly determining
whether or not a particular user is a child.

16 Office for Digital Identities and Attributes and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, ‘UK
digital identity and attributes trust framework’. A register of certified services can be found on GOV.UK.
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Methods performing poorly in lab conditions indicate alternative or additional age assurance methods are required for deployment.

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