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Age verification for R-rated games and websites raises privacy concerns

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/privacy-concerns-about-age-verification-r-rated-games-websites/106432440

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  • OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    When did it become the responsibility of technology to parent a child?

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    • WanderingThoughts@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Apparently soon after it became the neglected responsibility of adults to parent billionaires.

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      • Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Who is behind it? The whole world collectively decided to start pushing it. So what big money is behind it? It doesn’t seem organic.

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    • GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When they decided “protect the kids” was a good enough excuse to ramp up the surveillance state.

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  • NarrativeBear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    But it’s not raising privacy concerns for underage children having to upload personal photos to god knows where?

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    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It isn’t like creepy rightwing ultrawealthy men own those companies they are uploading the photos to!

      Oh wait

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    • XLE@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      god knows where?

      Antichrist knows where.

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  • BitsAndBites@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just as I got another letter in the mail today fe9m some unknown company about how all my info has been exposed in yet another data breech.

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  • Resist@lemmy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just what the dying internet really needs more data harvesting behind smoke and mirrors

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    • iKill101@lemmy.bleh.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hell yeah, mate! Especially when it’s Government mandated data harvesting!

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  • pHr34kY@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Whatever hurdles apply to 18+ media should also apply to online gambling and alcohol stores.

    It won’t apply consistently because SportsBet are behind this entire operation.

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  • D_C@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Concerns!! WHY AREN’T YOU THINKING OF CHILDREN? What’s wrong, don’t you like thinking of children?
    What we need is more people in power thinking of children!!!

    Oh, wait…

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  • areakode@riskeratspizza.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sounds like they should be afraid of the… piracy concerns! ☠️

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh really?

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