New state laws are pushing age verification into macOS and Windows. By 2027, logging in might require a facial scan or government ID.

This is unacceptable. And I’m sick of all the fucking workarounds to maintain basic privacy.

  • FatVegan@leminal.space
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    7 days ago

    Wgen i heard facebook demands your phone number, i was like: oh wow, no one is gonna use facebook anymore. No one seemed to care and gace their phone number. Abd that’s to use fucking facebook.

    • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
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      7 days ago

      Phone number is not as intrusive as an ID - at least to me. People are used to handing out their telephone number to whichever webshop they navigate to to buy whatever gadget they believe to need. That’s quite a step further from requiring to whip out your phone to scane your ID in order to even access reddit, youtube, tiktok, or xitter.

      But I understand your cynicism. There are privacy advocates who ask their users to join a Discord group in order to talk about the latest privacy topics. We have opensource devs loudly and proudly supporting big tech - some even demand you buy big tech hardware to use their opensource software.

      Hope dies last though.