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US House advances kids online safety bill tied to age and ID data
The House passed the KIDS Act by a 267-117 vote on June 29, and the bill now moves to the Senate after the KOSA authors rejected the earlier version.
CoinDesk highlights a growing debate over how online age verification could expand into broader identity collection as the U.S. House passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS) on June 29, approving the package 267-117.
The article cites prior breaches to argue that when age checks rely on third party vendors and stored identity data, those systems can become breach vectors. It points to an AU10TIX incident involving drivers licenses exposed to hackers for more than a year, and a 2025 Discord age verification breach that potentially exposed around 70,000 users government IDs.
CoinDesk says KIDS is built around the earlier Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which the authors of KOSA in the Senate, Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Marsha Blackburn, rejected in the House version. It adds that a Senate Commerce Committee markup is expected this month.
According to the piece, the bill does not mandate age verification outright, but would still shift incentives because platforms could face liability for harm to minors who access their services. CoinDesk quotes Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard, arguing that the resulting incentive structure could lead companies to perform more identity verification and potentially build larger surveillance systems, as AI accelerates the risk of hacks and damage.