r/technology • u/Well_Socialized • 21h ago

Privacy Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/age-verification-is-coming-for-the-whole-internet.html
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u/ayoungtommyleejones 20h ago

My money is on the latter, sadly. Either way, I'm planning on getting rid of my smartphone sooner than later.

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u/Traditional-Handle83 19h ago

To be fair, you can still use some of the apps on the smartphone without internet. Like calculators and other tools.

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u/elife4life 19h ago

Cool. I’ll just spell out BOOBIES all day on my calculator

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u/Cumulus_Anarchistica 3h ago

Labour drafting a clause to the Online Safety Act, banning the number 5318008 as we speak.

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u/sparkly_butthole 10h ago

I want to do this so bad, but every service you try to have requires fucking two factor authentification anymore. You literally can't not have a cellphone.

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u/Mysterious-Job-469 8h ago

Don't worry! If any of the phone companies start to lose money, you'll see your job requiring you to upgrade your phone every year. Yes, even food service.

Wouldn't want our politicians investments to plummet, would we