misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoAustralia bans social media for under 16swww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down11
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minus-squareBetaDoggo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·27 days agoNow everyone gets to hand over their ids to the tech companies.
minus-squareQuacksalber@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·27 days agoWe should make a bet how long it will take before the ID databases get leaked.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·27 days agoIt would take too long. Making the bet that is, it would be leaked before you are done setting up the betting system.
minus-squareA1kmm@lemmy.amxl.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoAustralia requires mobile phone providers to verify IDs before providing cell phone service. As a result, in September 2022, Optus leaked the records of 10 million Australians including passport and drivers license details. So negative 2 years, 2 months. But this is just asking for more.
minus-squarekurikai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-227 days agoTech company’s probably already have enough info to know a person age without requiring an id. They could even use ai for something actually useful
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Now everyone gets to hand over their ids to the tech companies.
We should make a bet how long it will take before the ID databases get leaked.
It would take too long.
Making the bet that is, it would be leaked before you are done setting up the betting system.
Australia requires mobile phone providers to verify IDs before providing cell phone service. As a result, in September 2022, Optus leaked the records of 10 million Australians including passport and drivers license details.
So negative 2 years, 2 months.
But this is just asking for more.
Tech company’s probably already have enough info to know a person age without requiring an id. They could even use ai for something actually useful