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Google should be able to say that I've had continuous access to my Gmail account since 2005 and therefore it's impossible for me to be under 18. Or 21. Right?
by genewitch 2y ago
Google should be able to say that I've had continuous access to my Gmail account since 2005 and therefore it's impossible for me to be under 18. Or 21.
Right?
All of a sudden, the internet is incapable of tracking me with that much fidelity. They don't know how old I am. Discord knows how old I am. I never told them my birthday.
This gets a big "hrrrrrrr. Durrrrrrr." From me.
- washadjeffmad 2y agoLike "appearing under the age of 35" for carding for alcohol (note also that there's no legal requirement to verify age prior to sale), that's not an invalid method of age validation; there is no requirement for precision, only accuracy. Having an account that's at least 5 years old, assuming a legal age of 13 for registration on most services, should be enough. Some services already do it this way. Others offer to scan and analyze your face or ID. Leisure Suit Larry 1 used 1960s trivia for age verification. Given the list of states and awareness of some notable tech companies that operate out of them, it sounds like someone is doing a little competitive market making with the help of their legislators.