<![CDATA["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?]]>"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..."

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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.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/2b563d6a-dfc7-4fac-b8b9-2df7db692794/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-insteadRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 05:46:06 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 12:07:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:14:49 GMT]]>@nini Yeah, that's kind of what the piece says

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/protonprivacy/statuses/116407487028419818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/protonprivacy/statuses/116407487028419818Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:14:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:07:18 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Auster1/statuses/116404154458672327https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Auster1/statuses/116404154458672327Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:07:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:59:18 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/staringatclouds/statuses/116403887062480514https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/staringatclouds/statuses/116403887062480514Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:59:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:17:34 GMT]]>@protonprivacy

are you the pro-Trump guys?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116393979531449990/statuses/116403722917551409https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116393979531449990/statuses/116403722917551409Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:17:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:23:09 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bazcook/statuses/116403508998925075https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/bazcook/statuses/116403508998925075Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:23:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:34:38 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GOKUSHRM/statuses/116403309614202012https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GOKUSHRM/statuses/116403309614202012Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:34:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:01:34 GMT]]>@protonprivacy

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?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/qwertz/statuses/116403188193230305https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/qwertz/statuses/116403188193230305Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:01:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:50:02 GMT]]>@via4 @protonprivacy
California Law πŸ˜…: 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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wolfblade/statuses/116403142844433048https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wolfblade/statuses/116403142844433048Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:50:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:42:54 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/wpeckham/statuses/116403114761613822https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/wpeckham/statuses/116403114761613822Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:25:08 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/via4/statuses/116403044889403328https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/via4/statuses/116403044889403328Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:25:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:18:21 GMT]]>@protonprivacy "strain to make the internet safer for children" is an obvious lie.
If that was the case it would remove adults from internet, not the other way 'round πŸ™‚

"to prevent rapes, remove women from the world". ... hm... no ?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/squalouJenkins/statuses/116403018205717285https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/squalouJenkins/statuses/116403018205717285Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:18:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:18:02 GMT]]>@protonprivacy verifying age using camera is one of the way

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116398910462974259/statuses/116403016992120040https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116398910462974259/statuses/116403016992120040Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:18:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "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? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:16:58 GMT]]>@protonprivacy

This is concerning 😞

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/grb090423/statuses/116403012801025589https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/grb090423/statuses/116403012801025589Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:16:58 GMT