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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 days ago

Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It

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Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It

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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 days ago

Your PC Might Soon Demand Proof of Age Before Letting You Browse. Here's What to Know

Age verification started with porn and social media. Now, governments are passing laws requiring operating systems to collect your age before you can use your computer at all.

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Will it be possible to crack it or use a fake ID or something?
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  Currently all AI powered age verification is entirely and totally bypassed by one of the following:
  
  Using video game characters
  
  Using your local politician’s ID
  
  Using basically a vtuber model
  
  Using an AI generated fake ID

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