In today's episode of I Told You So:

May 2025 ⚠️
"Daily occurrences of data breach incidents have taught us we cannot trust these services to safeguard our data. Data breaches for this sensitive information are only a matter of time.

The concentration of such valuable data will likely be monetized and resold either by the platforms themselves, by the for-profit third-party "age assurance" providers they use, or eventually by the criminals who stole it from them."

Source: Privacy Guides

October 2025
"A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive information online."

Source: 404 Media

#AgeVerification #Privacy #Discord

In today's episode of I Told You So:

May 2025 ⚠️
"Daily occurrences of data breach incidents have taught us we cannot trust these services to safeguard our data. Data breaches for this sensitive information are only a matter of time.

The concentration of such valuable data will likely be monetized and resold either by the platforms themselves, by the for-profit third-party "age assurance" providers they use, or eventually by the criminals who stole it from them."

Source: Privacy Guides

October 2025
"A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive information online."

Source: 404 Media

#AgeVerification #Privacy #Discord

If everyone was refusing to provide official IDs to verify their identity and age on social platforms, and just let their account rot there unused instead, we would soon see platforms themselves starting to advocate against these invasive laws to recover their users.

Just saying.
They need you more than you need them.
Stop complying with invasive requests.

#Privacy #AgeVerification

If everyone was refusing to provide official IDs to verify their identity and age on social platforms, and just let their account rot there unused instead, we would soon see platforms themselves starting to advocate against these invasive laws to recover their users.

Just saying.
They need you more than you need them.
Stop complying with invasive requests.

#Privacy #AgeVerification

Imgur blocks access to UK users after [Ofcom] proposed regulatory fine | BBC News
https://alecmuffett.com/article/115312
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #imgur #ofcom #surveillance

@Tutanota Does age verification really have to rely on face scans, document uploads, or other invasive methods? 🔍 Isn't there a way to do it that respects user privacy? 🛡️

I have an idea that - while it would need some adjustments - seems reasonable to me, especially when we're talking about such a sensitive topic. In my country, Poland, ID cards have an NFC chip 📲 that contains encrypted data, including the date of birth. Access to this data requires a PIN 🔐 that is set at the government office.

Wouldn't it be possible to create an app that reads this data from the ID when first launched, and then requires the PIN each time to decrypt the date of birth? The app could communicate with the browser locally and simply send a yes or no answer ✅❌ about whether the user meets the required age - without revealing any personal data.

Of course I know not every country has such ID cards, but if they truly care about protecting children 👶, they should first make sure to create proper, secure solutions - ones that respect human rights 🧭 and don't violate citizens' privacy.

That's my opinion - but I'm open to other perspectives if there's something wrong with this approach 💬

#Privacy #Freedom #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct #Surveillance #HumanRights

Welcome to the age verification era! 🔞 🔍

Here's why you should be concerned

❌ Risks your privacy & security
❌ Threatens anonymity & freedom of speech
❌ It's often ineffective

We explore in today's article 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/age-verification-kills-anonymity

#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #surveillance

VPNs must not face the chop 🚫

Next week the UK House of Lords will debate whether VPNs undermine the Online Safety Act.

Banning or blocking VPNs will shatter security, privacy and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.

Read our briefing ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #VPN #VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification

VPNs must not face the chop 🚫

Next week the UK House of Lords will debate whether VPNs undermine the Online Safety Act.

Banning or blocking VPNs will shatter security, privacy and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.

Read our briefing ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #VPN #VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification

Even if the popular uprising going on in Nepal can't be reduced to outrage against the government's social media ban, there's no doubt it was a major aggravating factor. Anglophone governments who are considering or trying to enforce social media bans on young people, take note. Also, young people in those jurisdictions, take note ; )

#SocialMedia #AgeVerification

My friends in the UK have told me that an unintended consequence of the Age Verification Bill is that there has been a huge explosion in top-shelf grot in newsagents. I find this deeply funny. We're weeks off Gen Alpha discovering the Littlewoods catalogue.

#ageverification #ukpol

My friends in the UK have told me that an unintended consequence of the Age Verification Bill is that there has been a huge explosion in top-shelf grot in newsagents. I find this deeply funny. We're weeks off Gen Alpha discovering the Littlewoods catalogue.

#ageverification #ukpol

Well, that took long. #OnlineSafetyAct #ageverification

https://dailydarkweb.net/passportscan-allegedly-breached-178000-scanned-ids-for-sale-on-dark-web/

Brazil is starting to require age verification for social media sites, following other jurisdictions like the US state of Mississippi.

FediForum advisory board member @skarnio and his organization, Alquimídia, are organizing an online meetup TOMORROW to discuss the impact of this new law on Fediverse instances in Brazil and what instance operators need to do.

More info and registration: https://alquimidia.org/reuniao-pl-2628-2022/

#ageverification #fediforum #fediverse #brazil