Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1770arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1763arrow-down1external-linkNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square210fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarefatalicus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoWould probably require the sites to use Bank ID during signups from Norway. Bank ID is a national system for confirming identity.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 months agoSounds dystopian as fuck. Also, they can just pretend they’re not from Norway.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNow Meta not only knows your name and where you live and your darkest secrets but your legal ID too — fun!
minus-squareMoonlightFox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNot saying you might be right, but this could be solved with a simple API that returns yes/no for the age check, without providing additional information.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd this is the problem with any age verification online… there’s always some lurking privacy invasion. It’s for your own good.
Would probably require the sites to use Bank ID during signups from Norway.
Bank ID is a national system for confirming identity.
Sounds dystopian as fuck. Also, they can just pretend they’re not from Norway.
Now Meta not only knows your name and where you live and your darkest secrets but your legal ID too — fun!
Not saying you might be right, but this could be solved with a simple API that returns yes/no for the age check, without providing additional information.
And this is the problem with any age verification online… there’s always some lurking privacy invasion. It’s for your own good.