Neil Brown on Nostr: There's some interesting feedback to the UK government's consultation on age ...
There's some interesting feedback to the UK government's consultation on age verification in connection with the sale of alcohol, in terms of the liability of age verification service providers:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/alcohol-licensing-age-verification/outcome/alcohol-licensing-age-verification-consultation-results
some respondents (36%) said that clauses should ... place additional responsibility on the provider of faulty or inaccurate equipment or technology.
26% ... said that ... any liability on the part of the technology provider would be covered via standard commercial contractual arrangements.
22% said the Licensing Act should be amended to place additional responsibility on the licence holder to ensure that equipment or technology is accurate and fully functioning.
16% ... selected the “Other” option; some felt licence holders should be responsible for ensuring that equipment or technology is accurate and fully functioning as well as placing additional responsibility on the provider of faulty or inaccurate equipment or technology.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/alcohol-licensing-age-verification/outcome/alcohol-licensing-age-verification-consultation-results
some respondents (36%) said that clauses should ... place additional responsibility on the provider of faulty or inaccurate equipment or technology.
26% ... said that ... any liability on the part of the technology provider would be covered via standard commercial contractual arrangements.
22% said the Licensing Act should be amended to place additional responsibility on the licence holder to ensure that equipment or technology is accurate and fully functioning.
16% ... selected the “Other” option; some felt licence holders should be responsible for ensuring that equipment or technology is accurate and fully functioning as well as placing additional responsibility on the provider of faulty or inaccurate equipment or technology.