Sunshine@piefed.ca to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 days agoGreece passes under-15 social media ban, and every user may soon have to prove their agewww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkGreece passes under-15 social media ban, and every user may soon have to prove their agewww.techradar.comSunshine@piefed.ca to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squaremotionofethre@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·7 days agoI don’t know how I feel. If these laws harm big tech… But they set bad privacy precedent…
minus-squaregopher@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·6 days agoThey don’t harm big tech. Big tech are lobbying for this change. They do it to so instead of actually making their platforms less harmful (to people of all ages) they shift blame to users.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 days agoAnd get very detailed personal information about people
minus-squaregothmog@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoAnd sell all that personal private data to governments around the world.
minus-squaresteelplatedmech@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 days agoBig tech is getting the contracts to collect data for verification services. This is a win for big tech.
minus-squareSunshine@piefed.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoYou should oppose age verification because it will make it harder to run Piefed instances.
I don’t know how I feel. If these laws harm big tech… But they set bad privacy precedent…
They don’t harm big tech. Big tech are lobbying for this change. They do it to so instead of actually making their platforms less harmful (to people of all ages) they shift blame to users.
And get very detailed personal information about people
And sell all that personal private data to governments around the world.
Big tech is getting the contracts to collect data for verification services. This is a win for big tech.
You should oppose age verification because it will make it harder to run Piefed instances.