Snap Inc

VENDOR CASE STUDY

Found in Part A: Main ReportPart J: Tech Stack Deployment

https://www.snap.com/

Erratum: The published report incorrectly states that Snap’s age estimation technology considers biometric information – it should refer to behavioural information.

Strengths

Supports device‑level (OS/app store) age verification: Snap’s submission to the Trial advocated for age checks to happen at the operating system or app store level—making verification simpler, more consistent, private and secure for families. This would centralize the process and reduce repetitive data entry across apps.
Privacy‑focused: By favoring age checks at the OS level, Snap supports reducing exposure of personal data—fewer platforms handling IDs or sensitive info lowers risk.
Simplified user experience: Centralizing verification means parents share age data only once (during device setup), not repeatedly across different apps. This could greatly improve adoption and ease of use.

Summary of Results

Snap Inc. supports device-level, privacy-conscious age assurance. It mandates a minimum age of 13, terminates underage accounts and advocates for centralized OS/app-store verification to simplify and secure age checks.

Privacy Policy

In addition to the structured Practice Statements, the Trial also reviewed publicly available Privacy Policies for all participating providers. This formed a key part of the Trial’s ethical due diligence and helped assess how well declared practices aligned with actual documentation and observed system behaviour.

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Practice Statement

Practice Statements are formal documents submitted by participating providers, outlining how their systems function and how they claim to meet specific expectations under international and domestic standards. They offer providers an opportunity to articulate their system’s design in their own words — similar to a ‘statement of practice’ or ‘system disclosure’ used in certification and compliance contexts.

Interview

As part of the Trial’s commitment to transparency and accuracy, the team prepared a written summary of each vendor interview, capturing key points regarding system design, functionality and implementation claims. These summaries were shared with participants for review, allowing them to check, verify and suggest corrections where necessary.

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Test Report

Individual Vendor Test Reports were developed for each participating provider. These reports formally document the results of the functional, usability and security evaluations carried out during the Trial and are intended to support public understanding, regulatory scrutiny and future conformity assessment or certification processes.

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