Steam will comply with the UK's age verification rules without sending any of your data to third-parties — doing a better job than Xbox

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For those of us in the UK, the Online Safety Act is now a reality. Services we use daily will require age verification for access to some, or all of its content, all in the name of ensuring underage users don't see stuff they're not supposed to.

That includes gaming platforms such as Xbox and Steam. In the case of the latter, its owner, Valve, has now outlined how it intends to comply with the new law (via GamingOnLinux). And it's surprisingly sensible and uncontroversial.