Your Computer Might Demand Your Age Soon, No Matter Where You Live
uk.pcmag.com
New state laws are pushing age verification into macOS and Windows. By 2027, logging in might require a facial scan or government ID.
  • cubism_pitta@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    The answer is actually fairly simple and easier to implement than ID collection.

    My family for example, is all on apple products. So my kids are all under my family as kids in iCloud. With that information any web browser has more than enough information to just send a header saying “No porn or non-age suitable things to this device, please” as a header

    It mostly respects privacy while putting the onus of not serving non age appropriate things to the service provider that can serve the non age appropriate thing.

    Instead we are going for collecting IDs because some idiots want to strip anonymity and even bigger idiots don’t know how to setup devices for their children

    • evilcultist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      I don’t want that either. I’d like to be the one determining what’s age-suitable. If I haven’t denied access for my 14 year old to access worldofwarcraft.com, then some legislator shouldn’t be able to say “adults use chat so block them in case someone says the word shit”.

      I’m not even sure if this is a problem with “idiots” not knowing how to set up devices for their children as much as it is the same old moral panic. “I don’t like how some people are parenting their children! Certain words are bad and should be blocked! LGBT content is adults only! Kids shouldn’t be aware of what’s going on in Gaza!”