Age verification for R-rated games and websites raises privacy concerns
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When did it become the responsibility of technology to parent a child?
Apparently soon after it became the neglected responsibility of adults to parent billionaires.
Palantir & Pals
When they decided "protect the kids" was a good enough excuse to ramp up the surveillance state.
But it's not raising privacy concerns for underage children having to upload personal photos to god knows where?
It isn't like creepy rightwing ultrawealthy men with shadowy connections to pedophiles and other criminals own those companies they are uploading the photos to!
checks notes
Oh wait...
Antichrist knows where.
Just as I got another letter in the mail today from some unknown company about how all my info has been exposed in yet another data breech.
Just what the dying internet really needs more data harvesting behind smoke and mirrors
Hell yeah, mate! Especially when it's Government mandated data harvesting!
Whatever hurdles apply to 18+ media should also apply to online gambling and alcohol stores.
It won't apply consistently because SportsBet are behind this entire operation.
Concerns!! WHY AREN'T YOU THINKING OF CHILDREN? What's wrong, don't you like thinking of children?
What we need is more people in power thinking of children!!!
Oh, wait...
Sounds like they should be afraid of the... piracy concerns! ☠️ 🚢
Oh really?