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Governments have a terrible track record when it comes to privacy. Everything from the USPS selling your info when you move, to the 2 dozen texts I got yesterda

Governments have a terrible track record when it comes to privacy. Everything from the USPS selling your info when you move, to the 2 dozen texts I got yesterday because the government sells[1] your voting records on the cheap. Maybe you don't agree but surely you at least understand why people are widely worried about a future where the government decides to sell your adult website access records to make a few extra bucks. [1]: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-information-file-request https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-re...

skhunted 2y ago
They should be worried. Bad governance is bad. But people do want something to be done about ease with which children can access pornography online. A solution will eventually be imposed if the industry doesn't clean things up.
- Gud 2y ago
  It is the parents responsibility to raise their children. It's not my responsibility to have to show ID(I'm a grown adult, there is no mistaking me for someone 18 and below.. though I don't think there is any such laws in any country I would want to live in. this seems to be a fairly US centric world view). "Think of the children"? That's the argument here?
  - skhunted 2y ago
    Do you think a business should be able to sell alcohol to a 10 year child? It’s not the business’ responsibility to raise a person’s kid, afterall.
    - Gud 2y ago
      There is a big difference between storing someones credentials in a porn identification database vs showing your ID to some clerk. These things are not identical.
      - skhunted 2y ago
        Of course they aren't identical. The point is that prior to the internet everyone thought it reasonable to prevent kids from accessing pornography. Now it is widely available to them online. Some people think this is not right. There are no perfect solutions.
- JohnFen 2y ago
  I don't disagree. The problem is that the solutions being talked about have a large negative impact far wider than the problem they're intended to address.

skhunted 2y ago

They should be worried. Bad governance is bad. But people do want something to be done about ease with which children can access pornography online. A solution will eventually be imposed if the industry doesn't clean things up.

Gud 2y ago
It is the parents responsibility to raise their children. It's not my responsibility to have to show ID(I'm a grown adult, there is no mistaking me for someone 18 and below.. though I don't think there is any such laws in any country I would want to live in. this seems to be a fairly US centric world view). "Think of the children"? That's the argument here?
- skhunted 2y ago
  Do you think a business should be able to sell alcohol to a 10 year child? It’s not the business’ responsibility to raise a person’s kid, afterall.
  - Gud 2y ago
    There is a big difference between storing someones credentials in a porn identification database vs showing your ID to some clerk. These things are not identical.
    - skhunted 2y ago
      Of course they aren't identical. The point is that prior to the internet everyone thought it reasonable to prevent kids from accessing pornography. Now it is widely available to them online. Some people think this is not right. There are no perfect solutions.
JohnFen 2y ago
I don't disagree. The problem is that the solutions being talked about have a large negative impact far wider than the problem they're intended to address.