@dcdeejay don't worryyour government already has all the info it needs about youthe only method not to be visible - not use the internetsimple

@dalias @divVerent @Em0nM4stodon Knowing how old someone is does not limit their speech nor their ability to vote (we verify age for that already, and for many other reasons). Age verification isn’t state censorship. I suppose it could be a way to limit anonymous speech. That isn’t a Right where I am from (nor is ‘free’ speech). I doubt anonymous speech is a Right anywhere.I have no doubt it’s absolutely technically feasible in a way that infringes on no one’s privacy. Ultimately though, yes, it could be abused by bad actors. Like everything else in civilisation we need some balance of enforcement to deal with those people.

@ErikJonker "Legitimate interest" is their favorite catch-all phrase. The Austrian credit rating company Kreditschutzverband has a full history of all addresses I have ever lived at (at least those in Austria). When I asked them to delete it, their lawyers sent me a letter stating that they have legitimate interest. #ksv1870

@kaosk @realn2s @PC_Fluesterer @bsletten where does this state Discord won't be using it..? I didn't spot it

@mysk Do commas work differently in the uk…

@cpunkIch glaube, das sieht noch nicht ganz richtig aus Ich habe mal gelesen, dass sich Tor-Server erst einen Ruf erarbeiten müssen, damit sie überhaupt für das Routing berücksichtigt werden.

@capitainesam Don't use biometrics to unlock phones. Police and criminals can grab your hand or aim the phone at your face to unlock your phone regardless of your wishes. They have to ask you for password/PIN; they don't have to ask to simply stick your finger on the phone screen or point the phone at your face.

@GF493D @alex_mastodon @Em0nM4stodon @thelocalstack @doekman @FurryBeta @annehargreaves I won't disagree. I will note that authoritarianism is on the rise, which fits your argument, and the correlation that I pointed out may not be causation. Maybe AI has little to do with it. But looking through all the companies involved with the verification in the original post, AI is at least involved.I don't know. What I do know is that the effect sucks.

@Em0nM4stodon Check out the list of companies that can access ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA through the most popular facial tracking company, Persona:https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116103192779110422

@Distort2533 @Scofisticated ur requirements? Completely offline or some cloud bse apps.

@Tutanota I'm Aussie and actively helping my young teens navigate not giving over their pii for social accounts. The implementation is laughable for now, much like the censorship of websites via DNS.

@ShiroTechGuy Huh?