SmartAVS – Proof of age with the GeldKarte on the Internet

The GeldKarte chip is the key to cigarette machines and to closed user groups on the Internet.

The GeldKarte is ideal for the proof of age on the Internet: users remain anonymous and almost all adults in Germany carry the GeldKarte chip today on their Maestro or banking card. The customer just needs a chip card reader for the proof of age on the Internet. The protection of minors mechanism on the GeldKarte chip can also be used offline for proof of age, e.g. at cigarette machines from January 1, 2007. Under the terms of amendments made to the Protection of Minors Act, cigarette machine operators will be obliged from 2007 to integrate mechanisms in all freely accessible machines, preventing them from being used by minors under the age of 16.

The proof of age allows to check for the age of 16 and 18. As it is the case for all GeldKarte transactions, the proof of age is proceeded anonymously. Since the identification of the card holder (passport control, personal contact) already took place during the opening of the bank account, to which the GeldKarte belongs, another personal identification is not necessary for the customer. The customer automatically receives the GeldKarte with protection of minors mechanism from his bank or savings bank. The cards, which participate in the system, are emitted exclusively by the German credit institutes.

For more information about the GeldKarte and chip card readers please see the following paper (only available in German) "Informationen zum Thema GeldKarte und Chipkartenleser im Internet".

KJM looked upon SmartAVS positively

According to the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM), a body recently formed by the German state media corporations, the GeldKarte meets the legal requirements governing closed user groups on the Internet.

The conditions defined by the KJM which are to be fulfilled include checks to ensure that group visitors are of age by means of personal contact, as well as by initiating an authentication process prior to each usage, such as is the case when using the GeldKarte.

In September 2005 the KJM looked upon technical solution SmartAVS positively. It is now possible for content providers to integrate SmartAVS into age verification systems and meet the legal requirements of the JMStV. And already in October 2005 the AVS system from Coolspot, which uses SmartAVS, has been looked upon positively by the KJM.

For more information about the legal situation please see the following paper (only available in German) "Hintergrundinformationen zum Thema Altersverifikation im Internet".

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