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This seems to be a Trojan horse for even further "personalizing" (de-anonymizing) the internet. If one site can require FaceID (or any sort of attestation) the
by ramses0 2y ago
This seems to be a Trojan horse for even further "personalizing" (de-anonymizing) the internet.
If one site can require FaceID (or any sort of attestation) then either some, all, or arbitrary sites can require the same.
I'm in the same boat... banking would be nice to support "non-anonymously", but why are they chasing against porn sites vs finance sites?
It's such a slippery slope imagining requiring "age verification" for dating sites/apps, then same-same for access to email, then it's only going to be news sites that don't require age verification.
(Whoops! Except NYT, WaPo, and the rest all have paywalls, and there's Fox ~News~ propaganda waiting in the wings to be "free, but needs your identity")
Slippery slippery slopes here, and it must be intentional.
- QuarterReptile 2y ago>but why are they chasing against porn sites vs finance sites? They view pornography as a purely or at least sufficiently negative presence, justifying going after it. Legislating to withhold it from children is more straightforward and politically palatable than an outright ban. The deanonymization of the internet is probably an acceptable risk more than a desired outcome. I assume it's the same mindset as people who end free speech to crusade against hate speech.
- red004 2y ago[flagged]