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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
The issue though with "age indication" is that it creates an additional flag that can be used to fingerprint users. But it is infinitely preferable to any sort of age verification or age assurance.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
I'm wondering if the EU is complicit in this somehow, despite claiming that they want to fight back against tech companies. The EU Commission is currently pushing the shitty EU Identity Wallet for mandatory age verification, and it req
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
UK politicians love to attack and privacy at any chance they get.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Then we keep fighting them.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
It was actually voluntary, and then the EU Commission got greedy and tried to make it mandatory. Now they have nothing.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
I have a list of organizations who are lobbying for Chat Control as well, compiled from investigative reporting articles: > Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P), the International Justice Missio
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
In the UK, Apple is now blocking users from using any web browser to access "non-PG" content unless the user submits to privacy violating age verification. Apple blocks you at the OS level, making VPNs useless.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
I wonder if GrapheneOS or someone modifying it could add a feature that would filter with keyword matching or something to determine what priority an alter should actually be.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Carney also recently signaled that he was open to a "debate" on a child social media ban. Such a ban would likely be enforced by age verification. You should preemptively be messaging the Liberal cabinet ministers. And make sure t
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Does GrapheneOS fix that problem as well? Because at some point sending everything at the max alert level is going to get people killed. The max alert level should be reserved only for immediately threats to your life in the nearby area, be
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Ofcom is currently threatening a Canadian forum that exists to help people with depression. Ofcom claims that geoblocking blocking the UK is "insufficient": > I've also gone back to Ofcom explicitly telling them the UK was
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Arabella Advisors provided some of the funding for Chat Control lobbying, alongside the Hopewell Fund, Oak Foundation, and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
The real answer is that there is no solution to the problem other than what basically amounts to better parental controls.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
That way should be paired with "adult by default". So that No age data means adult.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
In a sane world, removing E2E encrypted messaging would be worthy of huge fines.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Zero-knowledge proofs are only anonymous in theory if you ignore the issue of requiring a third party, and the issue of implementations. And according to the EU Identity Wallet's documentation, the EU's planned system requires hig
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
Their comment is advertising a product that undermines user privacy, so I don't think they care.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
> HN seems to defend freedom to contact children without restrictions. You are intentionally lying about what people are angry about here, which is the exact opposite the "balanced" discussion you want. Age verification violate
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by EmbarrassedHelp 6mo ago
According to the EU Identity Wallet's documentation, the EU's planned system requires highly invasive age verification to obtain 30 single use, easily trackable tokens that expire after 3 months. It also bans jailbreaking/roo
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
The PRs should only be allowed if they only create a flag when the user is underage. Otherwise its just another point of data that makes fingerprinting easier.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
That additional "fingerprint" makes it easier to track people online. If the system was meant to protect privacy and anonymity, the signal would only be present if the user was underage.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
Encryption is "controversial" according to the BBC's "reporters"
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
> I'm not saying no E2E messaging apps should exist, but maybe it doesn't need to for minors in social media apps. However, an alternative could be allowing the sharing of the encryption key with a parent so that there is the a
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
If browsers are going to send flags, they should only send a flag if its a minor. Otherwise is another point of tracking data that can be used for fingerprinting.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
As far as I am aware, "sensitive content" is blocked even in private messages. So it impacts your ability to chat with friends.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
The problem with mandatory developer registration, is that it gives Google and Governments the ability to veto apps. It would not be unsurprising for a government to tell Google they must block any VPN apps from being installed on devices,
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
> age checks on porn sites and gaming platforms where you just put in a birthdate That's the only solution that truly protects user privacy and security. Video games and especially mature content should not require age verification.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
Age verification is fundamentally harmful and is an attack on user privacy. Age verification is being heavily lobbied for by tech companies that are hoping to get rich off of violating your privacy. Anonymous age verification is fundamental
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
Its more like age verification corporations, identity verification corporations, the child "safety" organizations that were lobbying for Chat Control versus individuals who want to protect their privacy.
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by EmbarrassedHelp 7mo ago
> This is not true, the law requires core apps to be opensource. Polish EUDI wallet has been even decompiled by a youtuber to compare it with sources and check if the rumors about spying are true. So you can check yourself if the app tra

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