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> They might want confidential communication, but I'm not sure they should have it. Why not? Assuming you're using a Western metric of what a child is, why doe
by squigz 2y ago
> They might want confidential communication, but I'm not sure they should have it.
Why not? Assuming you're using a Western metric of what a child is, why does a 17 year old not have the right to private communication, but an 18 year old does?
Furthermore, why do you think corporations are going to be like "Oh, this person is 18 now. We're going to respect their privacy now!"?
- gambiting 2y agoWell, for the exact same reason why in many western countries we decide that 17 year olds are not capable of consenting to sex, but 18 year olds are, same with driving a car, drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes - the cut off is somewhat arbitrary but there has to be one. If it's not 18 then what other age is appropriate? Or do you believe that a child of any age should have access to completely confidential communication outside of a medical setting?
- squigz 2y ago> Or do you believe that a child of any age should have access to completely confidential communication outside of a medical setting? Confidential from governments/corporations/people that aren't their parents? Yes, absolutely.