No.68114[Reply]
BREAKING NEWS: Two US politicians have introduced a bill which, if passed, would require you to both need an account AND age verification just so you can even use… wait for it… YOUR COMPUTER/PHONE (etc.).
If you think the idea of requiring an account just to use the INTERNET is scary, this pretty much covers that AND MORE. Imagine Windows, macOS, Android, Linux (etc.) being forced to implement this thing. And if you think it's just a problem for the US, take one moment to stop and think about what Discord did. THIS COULD BE GLOBAL.
>Oh no, let's download shit
Not with an account-linked PC you can't.
>Oh no, let's put it onto USBs, external hard drives, SD cards, CDs, etc.
And how are you going to access or even edit what's on them? Your TV? If it's too old, many files may not even come up due to retarded formatting issues, and if it's too recent (and especially if it could connect to the internet), it could require an account / age verification (or require that from another device) just so you could use it.
If the bill passes, it may come into effect in 2028 (and before you go "that's a problem for my older self", remember that's just an eventual tomorrow) and MAY KILL DIGITAL PRIVACY ONCE AND FOR ALL. (never mind the fact this is being done in the name of "child protection", whatever that's even supposed to mean anymore)
THIS BILL MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COSTS.
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>>68678>How does that bill apply to anyone who's not in the US?1. This can trigger a "trend" that leads other US states and likely other countries to pass similar bills. Brazil is already doing something similar with all operating systems (this can include TVs and even certain modern cars, yes CARS). Meanwhile California passed their own version almost unanimously. If we don't fight shit like this then eventually there will be nowhere left where mandatory 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚢 age verification. After all, the "they came for the __, I wasn't a __ so I didn't speak" poem was made to be a warning.
2. Even if such a bill were restricted to the US, companies such as Microsoft and Firefox could still find it easier to implement it globally like Discord did as a result of Australia's age verification laws (and remember, that only applies to owning/making on normal sites and to verify your 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚢 age to enter porn sites, at least Australia hasn't tried to put age verification on the whole internet, let alone all operating systems unlike certain US states or Brazil).
No.69029
>>68675>Did you even read what you wrote?Who are you even talking to? There is no ">>68125" here.
>>68688>There is only America, nobody cares about the slums.Ignorant comment, read this:
>>69026>>68693>RIP America*And the rest of the world not already effected, if we sit around and do nothing. Don't swallow the razor blades, do something.
>>68701>Wow, so many people concerned about their privacy.Sounds like something a stalker or even a Wumao would say. Either that or you're among the plain stupid that'll cost the rest of us everything.