This blog post was co-written by Dr. Monica Horten, and is also available on the Open Rights Group website.Under new age verification rules in the UK’s massive Online Safety Bill, all internet platforms with UK users will have to stop minors from accessing ‘harmful’ content, as defined by the UK...
  • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    25·
    2 years ago

    That headline needs a massive IF statement

    IF it passed in its current state, which is highly doubtful.

    The govt has already U-turned on breaking encryption. Making everyone share their biometric data to prove age is a privacy nightmare, and probably breaks existing laws

  • wmassingham@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    2 years ago

    sites will have to verify the age of visitors, either by asking for government-issued documents or using biometric data, such as face scans, to estimate their age

    Yeah, most sites are just going to block UK users. Dealing with personal data like that is a nightmare.

  • qooqie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    2 years ago

    Jesus Christ did this actually pass?? I really hope for society sake other countries aren’t impacted or follow in the UKs footsteps. This is an enormous violation of privacy. We commonly gave China shit for doing stuff like this, but apparently we decided this was the right way to go. The data collected from this thinly veiled “age verification” will have enormous impacts on society.