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There's a lot of talk of online #ageverification systems these days. @pluralistic describes how doing so in a way that preserves #privacy is bullshit and technically impossible.https://doctorow.medium.com/privacy-preserving-age-verification-is-bullshit-0aefd53019e0

RE: https://mastodon.online/@danirabbit/116415126103542538#AgeVerification #USpol

Genuinely curious how the same people applauding the EU's new government-ID-linked internet verification app would describe Iran's white SIM card system if a journalist asked them about it.#internet #censorship #eu #ageverification #technology #security #privacy https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-internet-kill-switch-iran-built-while-the-west-was-busy-debating-age-verification/

European+age+verification+app+to+keep+children+safe+online | https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/european-age-verification-app-keep-children-safe-online-2026-04-15_enWe hate age verification. Do we hate this one more than usual? Is it actually completely anonymous? Does it require something like Play Integrity?#ageverification

@LanceJZ looks like it

EU age verification app announced to protect children online> OK Europe, are you really thinking its a good idea to follow the American trends? Or are you just doing this to get us all in your state monitor lists? #europe #ageverification #scam #masssurveillance #eu #ChatControl https://www.dw.com/en/eu-chief-urges-bloc-wide-push-on-age-verification-app-to-protect-children-online/a-76788202

EU Launches Age Verification AppThe Commission built the app on the same architecture as its planned continental digital identity wallet. That's not a coincidence.https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-launches-age-verification-app#AgeVerification #IDVerification #EU #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology

@kuketzblogNur damit ich das richtig verstehe:man soll einer Firma, die Tools u.a. für Identitatsdiebstahl herstellt und betreibt, die volle Identität, Meldedaten, amtlichen Biometriedaten und aktuellen Bewegtbilder zur Verfügung stellen?(rhetorische Frage)

@gamingonlinux "the parent decide act"*looks inside*the government decides

@crispius @chris @Paulatics woohoo PeerTube!

Men altså ... – Appen, som vil være kompatibel med både mobile enheter og datamaskiner, vil kreve at brukerne laster opp passet eller ID-kortet sitt for å bekrefte alderen sin anonymt, sa EU-sjef von der Leyen.Hvor mye har man drukket for å kunne si noe sånt? Hva i all verden er det som er anonymt i pass eller ID-kort?!?Dette er så dumt at jeg håper journalisten har misforstått.https://www.nrk.no/urix/slik-vil-eu-sjekke-alderen-din-pa-sosiale-medier-1.17847802#nyheter #personvern #privatliv #eu #ageverification

My guess is that NetBSD will ignore it until it has to be officially dealt with. That's my hope at least, and the track record of Slow and Steady from the NetBSD organization. Age verification requirement is such an affront to technical literacy, that it is doubtful to pass and be upheld without significant push back.What is the US going to do? Outlaw use of older "retro" operating systems that do not have Age Verification feature? It is ridiculous and unenforceable at so many levels. #AgeVerification

@FrutigerAero00 That is interesting. I guess that is a compelling reason for the companies, but not for me, and ideally not for my government.

@gamingonlinux speaking as a parent, I’ve decide that no company gets to know who is using my or my kids’ computers or what their age is.What are they going to do? Toss me in jail for ticking the checkbox that says “disable this really very important feature, you naughty user you” that every distribution will put in to get through some vague loophole that will inevitably sneak its way in to whatever chatgpt-generated specification the law ends up requiring?I mean yes, probably.

Experts Banded Together to Condemn Age Verification. They Got IgnoredIt's yet another instance of how science gets routinely ignored in the age verification debate, but worth pointing out.https://www.freezenet.ca/experts-banded-together-to-condemn-age-verification-they-got-ignored/#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #letter #politics #research #science

'Serious #privacy concerns': #Library leaders raise alarm over proposed government restrictionshttps://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/serious-privacy-concerns-library-leaders-raise-alarm-over-proposed-govt-restrictions#Canada #Calgary #AgeVerification

However in talking to Headway support many times over the past few weeks to try to opt out they eventually told me I can opt out by not using Headway, which means there is not actually an opt out.#autism #privacy #identityverification #ageverification #mentalhealth #persona #IDverification #biometricdata

@schnur I agree. I've shared it in the artix dev channel.

@Em0nM4stodon The "age-assurance industry" is like the worm in Tremors. All you see at first is a single, ugly medium-sized strand that should be cut and put on a bonfire. But then you see another, and then you discover they are small sensors for a monstrous beast that will eat your community alive.

@Daraf @privacyguides It's pretty much headline news everywhere. Just search for Discord on any tech site or google news search.