3 ms·
If you want to stop this instance of "think of the children", build a working and cheap alternative that respects privacy. It is technically possible, so if you
by ghusto 3mo ago
If you want to stop this instance of "think of the children", build a working and cheap alternative that respects privacy. It is technically possible, so if you feel as strongly about it as your words suggest, do it. Once it's ready, spread awareness through old-media, new-media, politicians, everything and every means.
- minitech 3mo agoAlternative what? Government?
- Borealid 3mo agoI was a bit upset to see vitriolic opposition online to systemd adding a field to store, entirely locally to a Linux system, the user's age. I think opponents to these bills frame it as current state vs complete, invasive third-party identity verification. That's a very unfortunate framing because, as you say, it would be possible to take the wind out of the identity-verification proponents' sails by implementing better on-device controls.
- urbnspacecowboy 3mo agoHere's my working and cheap alternative that respects privacy: Don't do it! Seriously now, if you give in to demanding people, they will just demand more. Appeasement does not work.
- ghusto 3mo agoTo be even more specific then: Working and cheap alternative to the very real problem that this solves. It's not a made up problem, even though the current proposed solution was just shopping for a problem to solve so it could sell itself.
- trashb 3mo agoIsn't knowing if someone is above or below a certain age already privacy invasive if one chooses they don't want to share that? At least under GDPR age is protected as an indirect identifier.