Important rules for the "age verification" era of the internet that we're living in:
1. Do not do age verification.
2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.
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@foone So, same rules as for getting into nightclubs?
@raganwald @foone
I would be more comfortable giving my ID to literally every single nightclub bouncer than a single age verification company.
Back in my day, bouncers glanced at your ID. Nowadays—at least in Toronto—they like to scan every ID with a phone app. And because they're not just verifying ages but tracking you, they want to scan you even if you are obviously "of age."
It's *exactly* like the Internet age verification crap.
@raganwald @jargoggles @foone as someone who has owned several small restaurants and bars, I can tell you that those "security apps" do not cost the establishment any money. Because the company is making it's money selling your data. Many of them are linking your photo ID to your cell phone signal that the app is also sniffing. They tell you this feature is so the bar also knows when you leave. But what it's doing is connecting your digital record to your state licensing record
