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It is not about age. It is just a way to tie accounts to a real life identity. It won't be surprising if the requirement comes from some alphabet agency.
by d0mine 8d ago
It is not about age. It is just a way to tie accounts to a real life identity.
It won't be surprising if the requirement comes from some alphabet agency.
- dgellow 8d agoDont they already have the payment information?
- swiftcoder 8d agoNot universally. I've had a free dropbox account for nearly 2 decades, and never attached a payment method
- grishka 8d agoDon't most countries give people their first IDs before 18? Mine does it at 14.
- rationalist 8d agoIn the U.S., you can get a passport for a baby. In my state, you can get a state ID for your child.
- swiftcoder 7d agoI don't believe IDs are mandatory for children, though? School IDs, maybe, but processing/storing those is going to be a data handling nightmare
- notpushkin 8d agoSure, but they could still check the age while also linking the ID.