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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 days ago

Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It

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Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 days ago
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Your PC Might Soon Demand Proof of Age Before Letting You Browse. Here's What to Know
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Age verification started with porn and social media. Now, governments are passing laws requiring operating systems to collect your age before you can use your computer at all.
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    Currently all AI powered age verification is entirely and totally bypassed by one of the following:

    Using video game characters

    Using your local politician’s ID

    Using basically a vtuber model

    Using an AI generated fake ID

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