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Originally Posted by jem
XBL? Is that X-box Live?
But anyway, this is one of the ‘unintended consequences' of the OSA, it is so vaguely worded ‘highly effective age assurance’, what does that mean? so companies will simply take the path of least resistance, play safe and legally cover themselves - because they can’t trust Courts to exonerate them if they use ‘common sense’ - ie you are using a credit card, which can only be issued to people at least 18 years old, therefore you must be......
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They said that it's been deliberately created like this to be flexible and easily updateable in the fast changing world of technology.
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Originally Posted by Paul
The OSA allows owning a CC to be used as verification.
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Yes, as one of my carers was going to buy a Stanley Knife using his credit card, I don't understand why Amazon refused to sell it to him because they couldn't verify his age!
Edit: Maybe they are afraid that someone under 18 will use a stolen or borrowed credit card to buy a knife??