"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
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"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
@protonprivacy it is a shift, and a really bad one. Sort of a silver lining here is that more people will consider privacy respecting solutions, like GOs, Linux on desktop, and who knows, may be Linux phones finally gain some traction
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"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
@protonprivacy I am concerned about those proposals that require a centralization of intellectual property and identity. Because governments are not well known for keeping those kinds of things secure or preventing them from being misused. Even the distributed solutions that only have the machine reporting the age group of the user account is problematic. Because then the machine becomes a beacon telling all of the predators that here is a potential victim. That may be security for the web portals, but it's certainly NOT security for the children! I get the feeling that the people who write these prospective laws never asked any independent security personnel. (The likelihood is that every one of those proposals was written by a lobbyist with a vested interest.) they seem to take the security onus from the web service site and put it in the wind. Making a change that does away with any sense of security whatsoever.
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@protonprivacy it is a shift, and a really bad one. Sort of a silver lining here is that more people will consider privacy respecting solutions, like GOs, Linux on desktop, and who knows, may be Linux phones finally gain some traction
@via4 @protonprivacy
California Law
: They've thought of everything. The future will be very 'strange'.... I want to believe that in Europe it'll be harder to pass such laws
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash -
"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
All the proclamations and warnings are fine, but my question is, is anyone doing anything about it?
What can we ordinary citizens do?
How can we fight it?
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"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
@protonprivacy before 18 years of age, children's shouldn't allow to use phone. I already said to my 9year old kid that he will get his 1st phone after 12th standard. Till thn use my phone in front of me,if needed.
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"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
@protonprivacy - that’s trusting corporations (and governments) not using that information - including your likeness - for purposes after / other than its one-time intended use.
There may have been a time when we were a whole lot trusting - but this isn’t it. -
"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
are you the pro-Trump guys?
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"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
@protonprivacy Great so someone buys an iPhone, verifies their age, then their child inherits it when they get an upgrade
I wonder how many more ways you can get round this
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"As governments around the world strain to make the internet safer for children, one idea has been gaining traction: Instead of forcing websites to keep out children, why not have their device do it instead?
In the United Kingdom, Apple has already begun requiring some iPhone users to verify their age at the operating system level to access certain features.
This is a major shift in how identity works online..."
When age verification moves into your operating system | Proton
Age verification is moving into operating systems. Here’s how OS-level age checks could reshape privacy and access online.
Proton (proton.me)
Parents should be the ones protecting their kids, instead of the big brother the state. But that considering that is the legitimate reason for states to usurp parents' duties.
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@nini Yeah, that's kind of what the piece says
