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Given the track record of both the country and other EU attempts (despite the existence of a zero trust verification framework) I am quite sure this will be use
by u_sama 8mo ago
Given the track record of both the country and other EU attempts (despite the existence of a zero trust verification framework) I am quite sure this will be used to de-anonymize users online, see UK.
- arrrg 8mo agoThere it rears its ugly head again, the preemptive cynicism that prevents anything good from ever getting done. It’s simple really: zero trust age verification should be a strict requirement of any such law and anything else illegal for age verification. That to me is what has to happen and it’s important to me. That’s my perspective on this – not that‘s never going to happen anyway, so no point in trying to.
- u_sama 8mo agoIts not preemptive, more like reactive, track record is bad and current PM is enshrouded in corruption, so do the maths.
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoSocial media is toxic to kids (and adults, but that’s a different matter), extraordinary measures are called for, even with risks. It’s hyper optimized to be the equivalent of a drug, and should be regulated as such.
- gus_massa 8mo agoMass surveillance is toxic too. Choose your poison.
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoImpairment of social media systems, for sure.
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoCitation: Unsealed Court Documents Show Teen Addiction Was Big Tech's "Top Priority" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902512 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902512 - February 2026
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoAdditional citation: TikTok’s ‘Addictive Design’ Found to Be Illegal in Europe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911869 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911869 - February 2026
- m000 8mo agoPlease, enlighten us on the track record of Spain. Because I really can't recall anything outrageous, and surely nothing on the level of surveilance existing in the UK.
- u_sama 8mo agoHacienda is the most extractive Tax Agency in the world. They have lobbied for ever more intrusion into private lifes of citizens in order to extract more money. Thus they have included a "lifestyle auditing" that has access to many cross-databases, utilities, insurance, etc.... If you set up a system of ID identification linked to your real ID and IP, Hacienda (and the police, and eventually private companies) will be able to backtrack. The current PM's rother, wife and half of his cabinet are involved in corruption scandals linked to COVID funds given to companies that bribed people. This is the government that will implement such efforts. Would you be able to trust them ?
- mercacona 8mo ago> half of his cabinet. That’s bold and inaccurate. What you shouldn’t trust is El Corte Inglés, who would code another shitty platform for the Spanish institutions.
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