gwilikers@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Do we know how the age verification process is gonna work or is this gonna be one of those neoliberal dystopian spystate kinda deals where the means of data collection is left to corporations only to be subsequently tapped by the state when the want to target individuals?
Well it’s been monitored by offcom who we all know are the last word in inefficiency, corruption, and stupidity so I’m going to go ahead and guess that they’re just going to say they’re doing checks, and Offcom just not going to check.
They’re probably going to add a second pop-up after the are you 18 pop-up that says “are you lying”.
I would imagine they’ve at least talked about trying get people to enter credit card details. I know that’s been pushed before, as early as the 2000s, for age verification on some sites. Obviously it’s terrible for privacy, data breaches and flat-out fake sites just harvesting card numbers or taking all your cash at point of verification.
Not to mention that zillions of underage kids have their own legit cards nowadays.
Plus loads of adults don’t have a card. It’s not like when you turn 18 somebody from the government turns up and goes here’s a bank account.
This is why they keep going on about government ID cards. So they can track everyone reliably. Which is precisely why we shouldn’t do it.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
You just have to scan the qr code they tattoo on your balls
gwilikers@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
I mean some people might be into that.