Digital ID and reusable age tokens
Also called: digital ID wallet, digital identity app, reusable digital ID, age token, AgeKey.
What it collects
An over-18 attribute shared from a digital identity app (for example the Yoti app or Post Office EasyID) or from a reusable token issued after a previous check (for example Ondato's OnAge, k-ID's AgeKey). The original identity check happened earlier, with the app or token provider. Certified UK providers are listed on the government's Digital Verification Services register.
What Ofcom says
Listed in Ofcom's January 2025 guidance (as digital identity services) as capable of being highly effective. From autumn 2026 the government intends certified digital IDs to be accepted for alcohol sales in England and Wales. Ofcom
Listed as capable of being highly effective Offered by about 38% of the services in Ofcom's July 2026 sample (read from the report's chart; approximate).
Services with a recorded route
| Service | Provider | Retention, as published |
|---|---|---|
| Discord | Google Wallet |
“Use a passport stored in Google Wallet to confirm your age group. Only your age group result and issuing country are shared. Your passport details stay private and never leave Google Wallet.” Quoted from support.discord.com, dated 24 September 2026; checked 18 October 2026. Held by the service. Period as stated: Age group result and issuing country shared; passport details stay in Google Wallet. Discord’s page: “Google Wallet currently only supports passports from Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, UK, and US.” No longer described as a test. Discord’s page: “Google Wallet currently only supports passports from Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, UK, and US.” |
| Discord | k-ID (AgeKey) |
“The AgeKey lives as a passkey on your device. AgeKeys are double-blind, which means that neither Discord nor k-ID knows the website or service you visited to create your AgeKey, nor can they see where a given AgeKey is used.” Quoted from discord.com, dated September 2026; checked 18 October 2026. Held by not stated. Period as stated: Held as a passkey on the user’s own device. Discord’s page: “What’s actually available to you depends on factors such as your region or device, so the options below may not be the same for everyone.” Discord’s page: “A reusable age passkey you set up once through k-ID with either a video selfie, ID scan, or credit card. Once created, you can use it across services without confirming your age group again each time.” |
| Google Account and Google Search | Google (digital ID in a wallet on the device) |
No published retention period found (checked 18 October 2026). Android only; Google’s page: “This option is not available in all regions.” Google’s page: “Currently, you can use your digital ID for age verification only on Android devices.” and “Select a digital ID, if one is available in a digital wallet on your device.” No retention wording is given for this route. |
| Kick | k-ID (AgeKey) |
“Only the following data is stored: Your age range, such as “This Viewer is over [x] age”; The method you used to prove your age, such as a credit card check, face scan, or ID scan; When the AgeKey was created. No data that identifies you as an individual is stored.” Quoted from help.kick.com, dated 21 May 2026; checked 18 October 2026. Held by not stated. Period as stated: Held on the viewer's own device until the viewer deletes it. Availability varies by jurisdiction; the recorded FAQ does not confirm which methods UK viewers receive. An AgeKey is a reusable age token held locally through passkeys and protected by the device's own biometric or passcode check; it can be deleted from the device's password manager. Kick's FAQ does not say whether AgeKeys are offered to UK viewers. |
| YouTube | Google (digital ID in a wallet on the device) |
No published retention period found (checked 18 October 2026). Android only; Google says “This option is not available in all regions.” Google’s page: “Currently, you can use your digital ID for age verification only on Android devices.” and “This option is not available in all regions.” No retention wording is given for this route. |