Comment on Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field

Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• xcel@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Every step towards making people feel at ease giving personal information away, makes the next one easier.

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• GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is step 1.

  Final step: Scan your passport to verify and populate the date of birth field.

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  • SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I remember when this happened for the real name, email and phone number fields.

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  • TomViolence@piefed.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Slippery slope fallacy

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    • luminasapphira@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      fallacy fallacy

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    • cley_faye@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I’m sure you think you’re smart dropping a short, “insightful” three word post. But you might have missed the constant falling down we’ve been having in every possible places these last few years. It’s not a fallacy when it turns out to be a series of fulfilled plans.

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    • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Discord. Microsoft.

      It’s not a fallacy if it’s an actual slippery slope.

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    • GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Patrick is that you?

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