A Fake Profile.
A Real Victim.
What happens online when there is no way to verify age, and how privacy-preserving digital identity changes it.
Directed by Goulielmos Dermon · Built by the company the European Commission appointed to develop the EU Digital Identity Wallet and pan-European age verification.
European Commission Partner · GDPR Compliant · ISO 27001 Certified
Four scenarios.
The same preventable failure.
A Hidden Bet.
A Family's Ruin.
Privacy-preserving age verification helps prevent underage gambling before it begins.
A son's secret gambling addiction and the financial ruin it brings to the people around him.
ESPAD Report 2024, European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs →
A Fake ID.
A Real Funeral.
It takes 1.5 seconds to step on the brakes. The same to validate an ID with Scytáles technology.
A cashier accepts a fake ID. Three teenagers leave a shop with alcohol. A road. A crash.
European Transport Safety Council, citing European Commission data →
Before 12.
Often by Accident.
Early exposure can leave lasting effects. Age verification helps create a safer online environment for children.
The average child first encounters adult content at age 12. This film follows what that early, accidental exposure can shape years later.
2024 survey data, American Academy of Pediatrics →
Every number in these films is real and sourced.
children worldwide has been a victim of online grooming or the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, University of Edinburgh, Into The Light, 2024
is the average age at which a child first encounters adult content online. Nearly a quarter have seen it before they turn 11; nearly a third encountered it accidentally.
Online gambling among European teenagers has doubled since 2019, rising from 7.9% to 14% by 2024. Among girls, it has tripled.
ESPAD Report 2024, European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs
of all road deaths in the EU are alcohol related. Around 6,500 lives could be saved each year if every driver obeyed the law.
European Transport Safety Council, citing European Commission data
Doesn't age verification mean surveillance?
No, not the way it should be built. Scytáles verifies age through the EU Digital Identity Wallet using open standards. A platform asks one question, "is this person old enough?", and receives one answer: yes or no.
No identity document is shared. No name, date of birth, or personal data passes between the wallet and the platform. Nothing is stored. Nothing can be leaked, subpoenaed, or hacked, because there is nothing to find. For developers, it integrates in minutes with five lines of code.
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One question, one answer. The platform asks: is this user old enough? The wallet answers yes or no. Nothing else passes.
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Zero data stored. No identity document, no personal data, no database. There is nothing to leak.
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Five lines of code. Integration takes minutes. The check takes seconds. Free up to 1,000 verifications a month.
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Built on the EU's own framework. Scytáles was appointed by the European Commission as lead developer for the EU Digital Identity Wallet and pan-European age verification.
The technology exists.
Choose how you use it.
Platforms & operators
Add privacy-preserving age verification to your platform today. Free up to 1,000 verifications a month. Integrates in minutes with five lines of code.
Policymakers & regulators
We built the EU's age-verification infrastructure. We are happy to brief policy teams, regulators, and parliamentary staff on how privacy-preserving age verification works in practice.
Press & media
All four films, sourced data, company boilerplate, CEO bio, and media assets are available in the press kit. For interviews, screenings, or embargoed materials, contact us directly.
Making age verification simple, secure, and privacy-focused.
Scytáles is a digital identity and age verification company appointed by the European Commission as lead technology developer for the EU Digital Identity Wallet and pan-European age verification infrastructure.
Our Age Verification Connector enables platforms to verify that a user is old enough to access age-restricted content or services, instantly, with no identity document shared and no personal data stored. Built on the OpenID Connect standard and compliant with GDPR and ISO 27001, the Connector integrates in minutes with five lines of code and is free to use up to 1,000 requests per month.
All assets are free to use for editorial purposes with attribution to Scytáles.
The press kit contains all four films in full and short formats, sourced fact sheet, company boilerplate, CEO bio and headshot, the two-paragraph technical explainer, and all stills and logos.
A Fake Profile.
A Real Victim.
Digital identity helps create safer spaces for children.
A little girl. A best friend online. A park. The story of what happens when there is no way to know who is really on the other side of the screen.
Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, University of Edinburgh, 2024 →