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Are lawmakers bored? Who is asking for this? Not the tax paying citizens.
by throw03172019 8mo ago
Are lawmakers bored? Who is asking for this? Not the tax paying citizens.
- tonymet 8mo agoLobbyists for intelligence agencies. It’s part of de-anonymization so you can be punished for speech online. See UK , Germany and Australia
- NitpickLawyer 8mo ago> Lobbyists for intelligence agencies. I think it's one peg below intel agencies. It's the local gov agencies that want that power. The 3 letter peeps can already tell who writes what, both at scale and targeted.
- tonymet 8mo agoI mean the entire public and private industry . And you’re right this will empower local law enforcement
- goalieblocksv1 8mo ago[dead]
- tzs 8mo agoInteresting theory considering that this California approach does not de-anonymize you, and the approach Germany is working on, as part of an EU wide effort, also does not de-anonymize you.
- tonymet 8mo agobaby steps
- SoftTalker 8mo agoParents who are fed up with social media and tech companies taking no social responsibility. These companies have fewer ethics than a minimum-wage liquor store clerk when it comes to caring about the age of their users.
- sunaookami 8mo agoParents are lazy and don't want to do what parents should do and cry to the state that they should do it.
- wredcoll 8mo agoYeah, those parents whose kids died from tainted milk products sure were lazy. How dare they cry that the state should do something?
- wraptile 8mo agoHow is giving spoiled milk equivalent to not being able to talk with your child on how the computer works?
- ddtaylor 8mo agoThe argument is that they are selling a product they know is "spoiled", but the analogy breaks down and actually becomes more like you allow your children to smoke cigarettes or dink alcohol regularly. They often knew they were lying and saying they were over 13 to access services, but hey, your kid can't be the only not one smoking cigarettes or drinking, right?
- wredcoll 8mo agoNot too long ago, it wasn't that uncommon for children to smoke. Hell, now they're starting to vape. What percentage of those do you think are being "allowed" to do so by their parents?
- arjie 8mo agoThe way people ask for things like this is "Young people shouldn't be allowed to do X" and "Websites shouldn't be allowed to collect user data to determine if the people are underage" and so on. The intersection of all the things that "tax paying citizens" want is usually something patently absurd.
- fschuett 8mo agoCertain politicians that are concerned about "the young people are being radicalized online" about certain topics, uncomfortable to said politicians (left / right dialectic doesn't matter, especially not in America). They know that their monopoly over brainwashing children in public schools matters a lot. So, their solution is to shut off any access to any site where you can discuss topics anonymously by forcing more and more regulation to shut down said sites. Yes, yes, free speech and everything, you just have to first give the OS your phone number, credit card number, drink a verification can and please also... you do want to still keep your job, right?
- JodieBenitez 8mo agoThey hate freedom and its joined concept of responsibility.