Post #2106191
2026-03-21 09:59 UTC
Replies (3)
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@antoniusmisfit@mstdn.social 2026-03-21 11:38
@PeterSoukup@mastodon.social I love Lunduke's "Oh, it's fine, the world isn't going to end" attitude about it. It's clear he hasn't actually read any of the age verification laws coming into effect. The age verification scheme outlined in California's law doesn't just require calculating an age bracket, but also infrastructure to store and transmit that data to whoever requests it. It's going to be a boon to Big Data, nannyware companies, and hackers/scammers while kids aren't really protected at all.
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@ahasty@techhub.social 2026-03-21 12:06
@PeterSoukup@mastodon.social you have to understand that in the US a birthday, gender and zip code is often enough to pinpoint an individual. With age verification mechanism going over IP to any one who request it, we are toast.
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@trampinheavy@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 12:45
@PeterSoukup@mastodon.social If you read more than the headline: they just built the functionality, implementation by os providers is optional. the correct move, really. it gives os providers the choice to comply or not. in fact, all they *really* did was add an age bucket to a database.