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If you type in www.google.com, it says "Loading the internet of the future", and in the background there's a Google 404 page. Conclusion: In the future, Google

If you type in www.google.com, it says "Loading the internet of the future", and in the background there's a Google 404 page. Conclusion: In the future, Google will have some service outage :-P ---- If you type in "news.ycombinator.com", you get a recent HN main page snapshot in the background while "loading the internet of the future". Then you get prompted to prove that you are over 18... but really, who would be dumb enough to upload their driver's license to some untrusted website for this purpose? Conclusion: In the future, 18-year-olds will be less intelligent than they are today (or I have an overly high expectation of people's intelligence).

sva_ 5y ago
In Germany, a law was proposed some time ago that would require websites with "adult content" to do a biometric age verification. They even discussed forcing OS developers to implement this on OS level.
0xdeadb00f 5y ago
> who would be dumb enough to upload their driver's license to some untrusted website ... Facebook has blocked an account of mine before, requesting government issued photo ID. I never gave any, so my account is now deactivated. But I suspect many people do cave so they can get access to Facebook again. And, if, in the future it's a common requirement, then sure, people would do it, since it's the only way to use useful(or fun, or work-related) websites. I what about China's system - Since the government ID is tied to almost everything, I'm sure it's common over there to give out your government ID to get access to websites. (I don't know any of that for sure - I don't live there).
- einpoklum 5y ago
  > Facebook You got me there I guess... I mean, I could suggest not using Facebook, but I suppose that's not very realistic. Still, Facebook and the WayforwardMachine aren't of the same caliber.
  - 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
    I will clarify, to be fair, that account wasn't under my real name. HOWEVER I thought requesting goddamn government ID was a bit much. Just let me have my burner FB account...

sva_ 5y ago

In Germany, a law was proposed some time ago that would require websites with "adult content" to do a biometric age verification. They even discussed forcing OS developers to implement this on OS level.

0xdeadb00f 5y ago

> who would be dumb enough to upload their driver's license to some untrusted website ... Facebook has blocked an account of mine before, requesting government issued photo ID. I never gave any, so my account is now deactivated. But I suspect many people do cave so they can get access to Facebook again. And, if, in the future it's a common requirement, then sure, people would do it, since it's the only way to use useful(or fun, or work-related) websites. I what about China's system - Since the government ID is tied to almost everything, I'm sure it's common over there to give out your government ID to get access to websites. (I don't know any of that for sure - I don't live there).

einpoklum 5y ago
> Facebook You got me there I guess... I mean, I could suggest not using Facebook, but I suppose that's not very realistic. Still, Facebook and the WayforwardMachine aren't of the same caliber.
- 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
  I will clarify, to be fair, that account wasn't under my real name. HOWEVER I thought requesting goddamn government ID was a bit much. Just let me have my burner FB account...