Who's Watching The Watchers? AI, Age Verification, And Online Privacy How far are we willing to go in the name of internet safety?

Who’s Watching The Watchers?
#AI, #AgeVerification, And #OnlinePrivacy

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Active social media use in the UK has fallen sharply, according to media watchdog Ofcom, with people posting less often and becoming more cautious over how they approach online content. Ofcom research published on Thursday showed the number of people who think the benefits of being online outweigh the risks had also dropped — to 59 per cent, down from 72 per cent last year — with many feeling they spend too long on devices.

Active social media use drops as Britons become more cautious online www.ft.com/content/0e7f... (£)

New Ofcom research findings www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...

#OnlineSafetyAct #ageverification #socialmediaban #censorship #openweb #techpolicy

A Windows do-you-want-to-let-this-app-make-changes-to-your-computer dialog, but this time, it's requiring an ID check to run Terminal as administrator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLuwe5tAue8

April Fools, but this may become reality soon enough. Keep fighting, and keep on introducing your friends to open-source tech 🦾

#aprilFools #openSource #ageVerification #platformDecay

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI It gave the leader of a nonprofit involved with it "a very grimy feeling."

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI #Technology #Business #Other #AIethics #AgeVerification #OpenAI

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Apple expands age verification to Singapore and South Korea, aligning with global efforts for stricter online content regulations. #Apple #AgeVerification #DigitalIdentity #OnlineSafety Link: thedailytechfeed.com/apple-expand...

#Australia readies #SocialMedia court action citing teen ban breaches

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#privacy #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan

Age Verification Now Required For DNS Resolution - easyDNS In anticipation various age verification legislation bills, both here in Canada and in the US, we've made the decision to unilaterally and proactively enforce age verification at the DNS resolution le...

#AgeVerification Now Required For #DNS Resolution

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**OS Age Verification: Millions Of Evil People With GPS In Your Kid's Pocket, Required By Law!**

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Age Verification is beyond Epstein 2.0.


> "Once these OS-level age verification laws take hold, we're about 3 months from a real-time GPS-located […]

Zorin OS prende posizione contro le leggi sulla verifica dell’età e difende la privacy degli utenti Zorin OS prende posizione contro le leggi sulla verifica dell’età, difendendo privacy e diritti digitali degli utenti.

Zorin OS rifiuta l’idea di introdurre verifiche obbligatorie dell’età e avverte sui rischi per privacy e diritti digitali nelle nuove leggi statunitensi. #Linux #ZorinOS #Privacy #DigitalRights #OpenSource #AgeVerification

Over 400 Cybersecurity and Privacy Experts Warn of Digital ID Threat to Internet Security - Foundation for Freedom Online Age verification laws in the US and around the world present a growing risk to anonymous online speech, warn experts.

"Over 400 Cybersecurity and Privacy Experts Warn of Digital ID Threat to Internet Security"

#surveillance #ageverification #privacy

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eSafety saying that non-intrusive age verification is easy for big tech, sounds a lot like Trump saying it's easy to reopen the strait of Hormuz as he begs allies to take the fall for his mess […]

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#Tech #Technology #SocialMedia #devuan #linux #ageverification

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

Your #Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are

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#privacy #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification

Oh, FFS.

#AgeVerification #InternetPrivacy

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Updates from Ofcom on various anti-porn investigations launched under the Online Safety Act www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

PornhavenAI has escaped the clutches of the regulator by geoblocking UK IP addresses; progress elsewhere is unclear

#ageverification #genAI #censorship #openweb #techpolicy

Blog - Online Privacy & Age Verification Astro description

Just my ramblings on the age verification laws and shit going on in the world...

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The whole world is going cray cray, you should look into the whole #AgeVerification controversy

Denial Takes Hold as Teens Circumvent Australian Age Verification - Freezenet.ca The failure of the Australian age verification laws has left advocates with the only tool left in the chest: denial.

Because of course the kids got around it; nobody should have expected otherwise. lol

#ageVerification

#ageverification #privacy #deathofprivacy #iphone #Apple

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Maybe if I say it enough it'll manifest.

Apple, Google, Meta can shut down this age verification nonsense immediately by threatening to withdraw services where it's required.

The politicians will be on the hook for removal of services from their angry constituents.

#agegate #ageverification

Please share the post below. More people need to understand that #AgeVerification is an existential threat created to harvest even more of your data. Follow up with the @eff.org and other orgs who fight this shit.

Get off of #Facebook & all #Meta products.

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#linux #AgeVerification

your #digitalID is just a #dataharwesting with NO #privacy ,
but remember , its all for (they) greater good ,using those kids as an excuse to ''protect'' ! #ageverification to make a toast or send a text ?! it's time to #wakeup, this simulation/sys has failed!

Those using #Linux note that #systemd has got #ageVerification put into it which is a #privacy threat. Linux #distros that don't use systemd or have the option to not use it include MX Linux, AntiX and Devuan which are Debian based, and Artix for Arch-based.

On Wednesday, Apple unveiled new device-level age restrictions in the UK. After downloading a new update, users will now have to confirm that they are 18 or older to access unrestricted features. Users will be able to confirm their age with a credit card or by scanning an ID. For those underage or who have not confirmed their age, Apple will turn on Web Content Filter and Communication Safety, which will not only restrict access to certain apps or websites, but will also monitor messages, shared photo albums, AirDrop, and FaceTime calls for nudity. Apple didn’t specify exactly which services and features are banned for under-18 users, but it will likely be in compliance with UK legislation. Gizmodo reached out to the Cupertino giant for comment, and we’ll update this post when we receive a reply. The British government does not require Apple and other OS providers to institute device-level age checks, but it does restrict minor access to online pornography under the Online Safety Act, which passed in 2023. So far, that restriction has only been implemented at the website level, but UK officials have been worried about easy loopholes to evade the age restrictions, like VPNs. The broader tech industry has been campaigning for some time to use device-level age checks instead in response to the rising tide of under-16 social media and internet bans around the world. Last month, in a landmark social media trial in California, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also supported this idea, saying that conducting age verification “at the level of the phone is just a lot clearer than having every single app out there have to do this separately.” Pornhub-operator Aylo had advocated for device-level restrictions in the UK as well, and even sent out letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft in November asking for OS-level age verification. At the time, British authorities had responded to Aylo, saying that OS-level restrictions would have to be industry-led, as nothing was stopping these tech companies from implementing the method and showing evidence of its effectiveness. The most obvious question: Could this be brought stateside? Many states have already passed legislation restricting the activity of minors on the internet. Apple began working with Texas authorities late last year on the state’s new age restrictions that have since drawn legal backlash. Last month, the company announced that new users in Utah and Louisiana will have their age categories shared with the App Store starting this summer, to ensure compliance with the new age restriction laws in the states. The regulatory momentum is only growing in the United States, and states are increasingly seeking device-level restrictions. California passed its Digital Age Assurance Act last year, and the law would require users to enter their date of birth when setting up a new phone or computer to ensure OS-level restrictions when it goes into effect next year. Colorado is also seeking to follow in California’s footsteps. Earlier this year, state legislators introduced a device-level age restriction bill modeled after California’s.

#Apple Requires Device-Level #AgeVerification in the #UK Now. Could the #US Be Next?

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#privacy #cybersecurity #IdentityVerification #politics #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #iPhone #iOS

Remember, #AgeVerification is a political movement astroturfed by #Meta to force control at the app store or OS level so they have better access to your data, and to make sure they are not responsible for child safety on their individual platforms.

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I'm not worried about the surveillance laws as much I'm worried about "bUt wE cAn mAKe iT pRivAte" camp

#ageverification #authoritarianism #SaveTheChildren #thinkofthechildren #epstein #surveillance #bigtech #government #privacy […]

Inside the #Systemd #AgeVerification Debate: Developer Responds to Criticism

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#privacy #FOSS #doxxing #IdentityVerification #Linux

#Auspol #Apple #AgeVerification

Austria plans social media ban for under-14s The proposed under-14 ban follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.

#Austria becomes latest to propose #SocialMediaBan for children

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#privacy #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #SocialMedia