Yeah, no they plan on going full identity validation
Comment on Upcoming California law to require operating systems to check your age
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 days agoIn this case it’s the os asking your birthday, not having to prove your identity to use the computer
Which while still shitty is the only acceptable amount if she verification.
bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
This isn’t acceptable in the least. The very fact it seems so innocuous right now is to get opinions like yours circulating to make everyone feel comfortable with it. People have got to stop thinking in the short-term when it comes to privacy.
“Oh, it’s just one more data point, what can it hurt now? All you have to do is type a number in a box. You don’t even have to provide any documentation to prove you aren’t lying!”
Their “age verification” method is useless for accomplishing any actual age verification. So why is it still being pushed? Because the groundwork is being laid now for the actual surveillance to be implemented later.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If you are unable to recognize this as the trojan horse that it is then you should seriously re-evaluate your observational skills.