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I have genuinely no idea how that could work.
I believe I get the genuine intent (protecting children) but I have so far never encountered any device or software or both that didn't relatively easily bypass user authentication.
The closest I've tried are (expensive) XR headsets like the Apple Vision Pro or the Microsoft HoloLens both thanks to eye tracking. Basically for these you have to validate you are who you claim to be when you put the headset on. If you remove it, put it back (or on someone else head) you have to do it again. Nobody else (unless you explicitly share) can then see what you are looking it.
Every other devices I've seen, including mobile phones with banking apps, typically ask you to authenticate then assume than you are the one who keeps using the device. Meanwhile anybody else can grab the device from your hand and be "you". Typically specific action (e.g. password change) do require to authenticate again but "normal" usage does not.
It couldn’t. It’s political showboating.