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Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway

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16 Apr
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Other feeds and industry voices
29 Apr
Online age verification is the hill to die on

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REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
25 Sept
Age verification is an egregious privacy violation, an inexcusable form of surveillance, and… it’s also voodoo bullshit that doesn’t work. It’s one of the reasons I’m proudest to support @eff.org, who

Age verification is an egregious privacy violation, an inexcusable form of surveillance, and… it’s also voodoo bullshit that doesn’t work. It’s one of the reasons I’m proudest to

OPINION · WHO · Anil DashOPEN STORY
7 Apr
The search for an age-verification system that protects user data may begin and end in the EU. www.wired.com/story/europe...

The search for an age-verification system that protects user data may begin and end in the EU. www.wired.com/story/europe...

OPINION · WHERE · WiredOPEN STORY
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