苹果反对应用商店年龄验证立法，库克称将威胁数百万用户隐私

Group 1 - Apple's CEO Tim Cook recently met with members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to lobby against the "Age Verification Responsibility" clause in the proposed "App Store Accountability Act," arguing it would harm user privacy and advocating for parental control over children's account age management [1][4] - If the bill is enacted, Apple would be required to collect user information through the App Store for age verification, which the company claims would force businesses to gather sensitive documents from minors, violating privacy principles [4] - Apple emphasizes that parents should provide age information when creating children's accounts, and that age verification should only confirm the creator is an adult, rather than excessively collecting user data [4] Group 2 - Apple has made two key requests: first, that the App Store and developers should not retain any age determination-related information; second, that parents should have the authority to decide whether to share their child's age range with developers [4] - Apple's global privacy head, Hillary Vail, previously communicated to the committee that the bill would require millions of adults to submit personal information just to download apps, asserting that Apple's existing age verification features can ensure children's safety without relying on sensitive information collection [4] - The company has established mechanisms to comply with related regulations, including an age rating system in the App Store and support for detailed age range settings for children's accounts, having already adapted policies for the Texas Child Safety Law effective January 1, 2026 [4]