# SafeGen - Press Kit *** ## SafeGen — Press Kit (One-Page) ### What SafeGen Does SafeGen gives platforms a **parent-verified, privacy-safe minor flag** without collecting IDs, photos, or personal data.\ Telco-anchored. Anonymous. Unfakeable.\ It’s the **first enforceable age-assurance layer** that doesn’t spy on anyone. *"26 million Australians do not need to be evaluated to protect 2 million minors."* *** ### Core Facts (for reporters) * **No identity collected.** Only hashed mobile numbers + hashed expiry dates (16 & 18). * **No surveillance.** No face scans. No ID uploads. * **Parents control everything.** SafeGen requires a parent to verify their own phone and physically complete the PIN handshake on the child’s phone. * **Kids can’t bypass.** Every SIM in Australia already requires adult KYC. * **Platforms only see one thing:** *“minor” or “not.”* Nothing else. * **Auto-delisting:** SafeGen automatically removes minors at 16 (social media) and 18 (adult content). * **Zero reverse-risk:** Hashes can’t be de-scrambled — even by SafeGen. * **Hard compliance rails:** SafeGen provides the “knowledge event” regulators need so platforms can no longer claim ambiguity. *** ### Why It Matters * Australia is implementing the strictest under-16 rules globally. * Platforms can’t enforce compliance without a **non-ID, no-surveillance** solution. * SafeGen fills the missing link: telco-validated minors → parental consent → enforceable law. * Prevents kids from being targeted, groomed, or pushed adult content. * No data honeypots. No tracking. No profiling. *** ### Five-Line Explainer (for media) SafeGen lets parents anonymously mark their child’s mobile number as belonging to a minor.\ Platforms then check the scrambled number — not the kid.\ If it’s flagged, the platform must block access.\ No IDs. No biometrics.\ It’s the first enforceable, privacy-respecting age gate built for national scale. *** ### Founder & Background SafeGen was created by Australian inventor **Ric Richardson** — known for pioneering software activation used by Microsoft and most of the worklds software companies on 2 billion computers and for projects in cybersecurity, digital identity, and online safety.\ SafeGen was born from the challenge issued by a mutual friend of the eSafety Commissioner: **"I know an inventor that should be able to solve this problem. I replied How hard can it be?”** And here we are. *** ### Approved Quotes **Ric Richardson, Founder:**\ “The whole of Australia shouldnt be challenged or surveilled to protect 2 million kids. There has got to be a better way.” **On parents being involved:**\ “Why do all this high tech work and expense when there is a gauranteed source of truth on kids ages. The parents.” **On compliance:**\ “Once a platform is notified a number belongs to a minor, continued access is a clear breach. SafeGen enables that notification layer.” *** ### Media Contact **Chris Bird — Media & Partnerships**\ \ +61 411 223 730 *** ### Assets Logos, architecture diagrams, bios, and integration notes available on request.
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