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I am guessing something like the device knows its owner is under 18, and websites can query “is the user under 18” to disable itself.

• mminer237 3y ago
  So it would be up to Google and Microsoft to verify people's IDs, tie their identities to their devices, and ensure only verified persons use a device? That sounds 1000% worse for privacy.
  • dgellow 3y ago
    I think more like, parents can enable parental control on their kid devices? Not saying it’s a good idea, that feels ripe for abuse if you can more or less identify minors just by looking at their requests… (or via JS)
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  • jeroenhd 3y ago
    Google already does this for Youtube due to EU legislation. They allow using a credit card to verify or using standard government ID. Then again, a 1 cent credit card validation charge isn't going to stop any kids from using the magic digits printed on their parents' cards so that system probably wouldn't hold up.