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September 30, 2021 01:46 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/30/22702117/epic-games-children-privacy-safety-kids-web-services-free
Epic Games makes childrens privacy services free for developers
Epic Games announced Thursday that it would be making its parent verification services free for all developers in order to make it easier to build games that keep kids safe online.
Epic Games bought SuperAwesome, a safe kidtech company, last September. With this new addition to the company, Epic Games was able to launch its Kids Web Services (KWS) program, allowing developers to “verify the identity of parents or guardians when granting their children permission to use features that collect personal information.” Once a parent is verified through the system, they receive what Epic calls the “ParentGraph,” which makes it simpler to offer verification through other games on the Epic platform.
Epic says that this system not only protects...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/30/22702117/epic-games-children-privacy-safety-kids-web-services-free
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