Age Verification is here!!

Yes, premium, cc on file, concierge level... I have the link too. No need to verify (yet).

let's see... I don't drive, and hell will freeze over before I'll allow my passport number to be sent to a 3rd party non-government entity whose website (or any other contact or infortmation details for that matter) isn't even identified.

I saw the link and successfully verified. Could it just be Concierge people at this time?

Could be. CC on file, concierge level here too.

no link for me....

No link for me.

I use premium verified PayPal.

Not on mine either. Premium/Verified Paypal. Might just as well leave it off of mine, never going to be used.

Of course, you do realize that now that we've said that it wasn't on our list, it'll be put there. LOL

My main account with concierge level had the link, my two alt accounts not. Verifying as a German using the identity card number (Personalausweisnr.) was no problem btw.

Raymond said:

"I've got the link. When you click on it, it simply asks for your date of birth, a urine sample and a retina scan. No big deal."


damn you get it easy..
Fingerprints, dna, passport id, social security id, mother and fathers history, and police records going back till i was 16..

and ive an interview coming, i will have to wear a tag visible on webcam when im using the PC...

damn...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

basic account, payment info used,verified Paypal, no link

Basic account
Payment info used (VISA CC)
Age verification link not present
Hailing from Italy

Premium, CC info on file.. umm, maybe updated? US, no link.

Looks like the concierge level users get the first jab, huh?

If you fill it out, it sends you to a page called, "IDV Concierge Client Testing Survey".

So yes, it's Concierge users.

I just received this e-mail:

"Hello, Meni Kaiousei.

As you may have heard, we're implementing the first stage of an Identity Verification system beginning with age. Our ultimate goal is to give Second Life Residents the opportunity to reveal as much or as little real life information about themselves as they like, and to have that information verified. We see this tool as critical to supporting Residents in shedding anonymity and building trust-based relationships -- but only to the extent that they're comfortable.

We've engaged the services of a third party provider, Aristotle's Integrity, who will match information that Residents provide with information available in public records. You will be asked to provide your name, geographic location, birthdate, and an ID that is specific to your country, for example the last four digits of your social security number if you're American. We will not be storing any information except for a code that tells us there was a positive match. Integrity will not keep any identifying information about you.

Age verification will initially be used as a way to limit access to restricted content within Second Life. Therefore, in order to enter any parcel or region which has been flagged as containing restricted content, i.e. sexual activity or extreme violence, age verification will be required to ensure only adults, or people over the age of 18, gain access. Verifying age will be voluntary, except in this context.

Prior to launching age verification throughout Second Life, we're hoping you, the concierge customers, will help us out by trying the process and letting us know about your experience -- if you were able to accurately verify your age, if the process itself is clear and understandable, and what problems you encountered. Please visit the Age Verification link available from the Your Account section of our website in the right sidebar and enter the requested information. This link is currently only available to concierge customers. When you are finished, you will be asked to take a short survey to fill us in on your experience.

For more information on Age Verification in Second Life, please visit the Second Life Blog.

Thank you very much for your help, and your continued support.


Linden Lab
Creators of Second Life"

Thank you for sharing that, Meni. So just Concierge level Players, so far. Hummm.

I just got the same email this morning.

Ugh. They stayed with Aristotle/Integrity.

Too bad you can only take the survey after you give out your personal info. They only wanna hear your opinion after you drink the kool-aide.

-Atashi

Yeah! Right! The Residents want to shed anonymity.

Didn't everyone hear the Residents shouting in a chorus, "WE DON'T WANT TO BE ANONYMOUS ANYMORE!"

[sarcasm off]

Yes, I just got that email myself. Tried it out. Fairly simple, very quick. And honestly, no more info than LL has on me already (being that I've already used a credit card with them) with the exception of using the last 4 digits of the social security number (which again, is what LOTS of places use for verification and account checks of the "are you really you" variety).

In the end, at least, for me, nothing I'm going to kick about.

Now, if it gets more invasive later... we'll see.

They do not want to hear your opinion in the survey. This is all:

IDV Concierge Client Testing Survey

1. Default Section

1. Were you successfully verified?
O Yes
O No
O I'm not certain

2. Did you receive any error messages?

O No
O Yes

Error Message: _________________________

3. If verification failed, have you:

O Recently moved (last 18-months)
O Changed your name
O Moved to a residence outside the county of which you are a citizen

4. If verification failed, do you:

O Have a driver's license
O Have a passport
O Have a Personal Identification Number

5. Where are you located (state and country)? ____________________

So, the mysteruious IDV is in fact a pseudonym for Atistotle/Integrity? Given what we found out about that company's activities teh last time this spectre was raised, my answer is an even bigger NO than if they were just plain anonymous.

Concierge level, got the option to age verify and was successful using an Australian drivers license.

Read the Blog, Verified with driver license, seems simple enough

Nope..

But..

You _did_ hear them shouting in a chorus, "WE DON'T WANT _THE OTHER PERSON_ TO BE ANONYMOUS ANYMORE!"

.

Bullshit. Until you are pressured to do so either by access restrictions, or demands from the SL is Real Life v2 crowd. If I want to shed my annonymity, i can do so in a host of ways to the people I'm involved with. LL already has my Name, Address and DOB on file. I'm not giving it out to any 3rd party Data Miner. I'll stay on my little island parcel. I pass on this scheme.

AMEN, BRENDA

i red an artickle recently, it was on a blog, that one sl member got phised (identity theft) from using the age verifacation, so yea, im not going to do it until i am forces to do so