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CCIA Europe warns EU Kids Act age checks force unavoidable privacy trade-offs

CCIA Europe's Daniel Friedlaender warns the EU Kids Act's age verification duties force privacy trade-offs, requiring mass collection of children's, adults' and family data that undermines data minimisation and invites cybercriminal targeting.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted CCIA Europe press statement, 17 September 2026

What the source does not establish. These are CCIA Europe's own objections; no EU institution has amended the Kids Act's verification requirements in response.

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