Bluesky will be age-gating content for UK users. It’s your privacy that pays.
The UK Online Safety Act has unleashed an unregulated market in age verification.
That we have to do these intrusive checks with countless providers for different platforms is dangerous.
https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act
#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol #bluesky
I can't see how masto instances can avoid getting embroiled in this. It will come for us...
The UK Online Safety Act could’ve required proper regulation of age verification providers and given us a choice.
We should be able to pick a provider with high privacy standards that can work for any and every platform. It could and should be interoperable.
Instead, we either accept what we’re given or lose access to chunks of the Internet.
#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
How about NO.
We don't accept internet passport at all?
The question is; "do you prefer to go to a concentration camp in a cattle cart or a 1st class carriage?"
Age verification is a goldrush for providers who don’t need certification.
The risks to the privacy and security of our sensitive personal data are high.
It didn’t need to be this way. Our digital rights should come first.
Our website explains what the UK Online Safety Act means for users and site owners with age verification ⬇️
https://www.ageverificationfacts.org.uk/
#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
The only wise course of action is to decline to trust any of these charlatans, and go back to making our own entertainment.
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