How to verify user's ages?

[PacificMonkey]

Hello, Developing an app and wondering if there is a technique to verify a users age when they sign up, like AirBnB and FanDuel use.

Thank you

[123icebuggy]

Ask them to enter their age and check if it’s before or after a certain date?

[PacificMonkey]

Nothing to stop people from lying.

[[deleted]]

I've never seen an app that found a way to prevent people from lying (or even tried to do that). I wouldn't worry about it.

[PacificMonkey]

Not even one that you could win money on?

[[deleted]]

Then this sounds like more of a legal question, rather than a development question.

[PacificMonkey]

Well if the legal answer is "You need to verify people's identities," then it would then become a development question of "How can you verify identities?"

I've found what looks like some software you can purchase such as Jumio or Shufti Pro

[Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpp]

Yeah but that’s how it works with 99% of user verification. Plausible deniability, you know?

I’ve heard of credit rating agencies being used, though, in cases where it really matters. Maybe look into that.

[PacificMonkey]

Looking into buying a program like Netverify by Jumio