A look at Roblox's biometric age-checking tool, which will help place users into age-based accounts starting this month, amid controversy over user privacy (NBC News)

NBC News : A look at Roblox's biometric age-checking tool, which will help place users into age-based accounts starting this month, amid controversy over user privacy — “Not everyone is going to be happy all the time,” the platform's head of safety product policy told NBC News, saying Roblox believes its safety updates are worth the turbulence.

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