If it works for video game characters, why not just any random actor? There's going to be plenty of footage available of them in various positions to get around the can't use just one image "security" feature.
> government passes law that requires companies to age verify users
> said government provides no way to actually verify a human's age
> hilarity ensues
Age verification should be made on OS or firmware level when buying a device. And not by sending your passport scan to random companies with dubious data collection practices.
A law must mandate that an "adult" version of OS (or device) may be sold only to adult users. It is not difficult for Microsoft/Apple to implement this yet they do not want to for some reason.
This would allow more reliable age verification, without revealing identity of account owners. Well, maybe the govt wants exactly the opposite.
Several articles say that Ofcom has said platforms must not host, share, or permit content encouraging the use of VPNs to bypass age checks, adding that parents should be aware of how VPNs can be used to bypass the Act.
Something that's occurred to me is that we are already deanonymized and tracked everywhere online but most people are fine with it because it's done secretly and transparently (you don't notice). Age verification w/ something like a license online brings the issue front and center. It's not hidden that you are not anonymous online and people freak out.
There's a lot of hype around age verification by letting AI look at the user's face. But everyone has met someone who was 28 and looked 16, or vice versa. It's not exactly uncommon. A few genes go wrong and you get some weird facial features that throws off our perception of age. Guess what? Our brains are just neural nets trained on data. So AI will fail in exactly the same way.
I can't recall ever being asked by Discord for any kind of age verification. Can't people get around this by just claiming to live somewhere other than the UK?
19 comments
[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 52.0 ms ] threadEveryone that have worked on passwordless authentication is ultimately responsible for this death of internet anonymity.
I hope they just improve that performance, rather than see this and back out of it entirely and require ID checks.
A law must mandate that an "adult" version of OS (or device) may be sold only to adult users. It is not difficult for Microsoft/Apple to implement this yet they do not want to for some reason.
This would allow more reliable age verification, without revealing identity of account owners. Well, maybe the govt wants exactly the opposite.
(iOS Safari)
Okay turning off content blockers did the trick. AdGuard was blocking the whole site for some reason.
Personally, I will never use Discord and they just gave me another reason not to.
Ridiculous.
Not that different from "Drink a verification can to continue". Hilariously dystopian.