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Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person

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Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?

This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF opposes all forms of age verification mandates. Head to EFF.org/Age to explore our resources and...

SpaceLifeForm

@SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange replied · 22 hours ago

@eff

Apparently, down under, you can show a picture of a parent, and the AI will accept that.

Also, a picture of a Golden Retriever works also, but I have no knowledge of the age of the dog in human years.

#AI #Insanity

ShovelTrouble

@ShovelTrouble@pone.social replied · 24 hours ago

@eff Sadly, the people who need to hear this concept articulated to them are nowhere near tech savvy enough to use websites other than Facebook and YouTube, and consider "names and passwords" to be pointless inconveniences who's purpose they don't understand.

The useful idiots are a threat.

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