If you support "age verification" online, you are supporting a system that GUARANTEES privacy meltdowns -- endangering all of us -- because the giant databases of scanned IDs are perpetually hacked by criminals who sell private data. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/
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The "Man Bites Dog" surprise detail here is that the Secretary of Defense still has a driver's license.
@dangillmor This is why the EU Citizens Iniative exist: https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000011_en
To avoid news like above: sign this initiative, if you're eligible!
@dangillmor boah! 😲 - on the other hand, rather likely when one wants to steal data; you go where there's lots of it and well sorted.
@dangillmor What’s worse is governments having the information, knowing what specific material each IDed individual accesses.
It’s mass surveillance. Modern day Stasi.
I recently got a notification from Microsoft that age verification will be necessary in Australia for buying/using games ...
Makes one wonder how bad some of the games are ...
