Apple and Google brace for a privacy tradeoff as Texas turns app downloads into identity checkpoints.
Tech giants Apple and Google have confirmed they will comply with Texas’s newly passed age verification law, but both companies warn that doing so will come at the cost of user privacy.
The legislation, known as SB2420, is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Under this law, app marketplaces and developers will be required to implement strict age assurance mechanisms that, according to Apple, will force the collection of personal data even for basic app downloads.
“Beginning January 1, 2026, a new state law in Texas—SB2420—introduces age assurance requirements for app marketplaces and developers,” Apple stated in a developer update.
“While we share the goal of strengthening kids’ online safety, we are concerned that SB2420 impacts the privacy of users by requiring the collection of sensitive, personally identifiable information to download any app, even if a user simply wants to check the weather or sports scores.”
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