Submitted 2 days ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world
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In case anyone is unaware of the point of this: it’s about the UK’s (for now) new age verification law, where you have to be 18 to have a credit card.
This really is the least-worst implementation of this I’ve seen so far, providing you have (or can get) a CC.
And at least it lets you continue buying games/content until this awful law gets repealed or rewritten by competent adults.
Should we trust Valve? Why?
What are you trusting them with? Most people have already given steam this information.
Oh hey lembot, I see you’re still on iteration 4. When’s 5 releasing?
Anyway, Valve has no interest in the personal data of their users - their ideology has been on providing excellent, transparent service through their store platform, not aggregating and selling user data to the highest bidder.
This change was likely implemented as a compromise with payment processors - the fact that the verification is through a credit card transaction is quite telling.
Have you read their transparent EULA where it states you purchase a license to the game and don’t actually own it?
No we shouldn’t, as Stone Cold Steve Austin once said, DTA, Don’t Trust Anybody! Now give me a hell yeah!
Are they asking for ID?
Then they're breaching privacy.
They are using the existence of a credit card attached to your account as a sign of being 18.
Value
Valve
The drop down verification was fine.
I don’t wanna risk my ID getting leaked in a breach.
It’s not asking for an ID?
Good thing you’re not giving your id, huh?
Nighed@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Screenshot is from here
It’s the best option I can think of, not privacy invasive stuff. My only concern would be if it’s good enough. My only problem is that it requires you to have a credit card.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
My money’s on this being implemented as a compromise/capitulation to the payment processors Valve’s feuded with. Visa and MasterCard probably asked for this.
Nighed@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Ironically, this means that they are more likely to be used to pay for porn games though…
communism@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
B seems like a huge issue given that there are lots of adults who are not eligible for a credit card.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The best option is no agewalls
Nighed@feddit.uk 1 day ago
There should be age walls for some stuff. What that stuff is and how the walls work is up for debate.
In this situation (a store) using a payment method as the age wall works well. In other use cases it would not be as good.
IMO: the new law is overreaching, they needed to set up privacy protecting ID verification system first if they were going to go that far. It’s an own goal so far…