Age verification forces a choice between "freedom of expression by not accessing content" or "increased security risks that will arise from data breaches and phishing sites"
ORG warns that Ofcom (UK) proposals could create new oppportunities for fraudsters to scam people into providing identification and payment information.
🚨 The Irish Media Regulator Coimisiún na Meán is posing a threat to the whole EU.
In its new Online Safety Code, it suggests #AgeVerification for practically all video-sharing platforms in IRELAND, with consequences that will affect millions of people in the EU.
EDRi network submitted a response to the Coimisiún public consultation with recommendations on how the Online Safety Code can include safeguards against security threats posed by #AgeVerification.
⚠️ Age verification is risky but Ofcom wants to introduce it on web users ⚠️
"The potential consequences of data being leaked are catastrophic and could include blackmail, fraud, relationship damage, and the outing of people's sexual preferences in very vulnerable circumstances."
It's "very concerning that Ofcom is solely relying upon data protection laws and the Information Commissioner's Office" to protect privacy when using age verification on sites with porn content.
We need specific and clear privacy rules, given that loads of sensitive data will be processed.
#Ageverification ist ein kritischer Teil der #Chatkontrolle zusammen mit @edri haben wir aufgeschrieben welche Probleme es gibt und warum es keine guten technischen Lösungen gibt.
On the whole "governments pushing for age verification to access adult content" thing is really interesting.
You'd think that they'd at least put strong privacy protections in place, if not for the public, but for them, such that they could not actually get caught with their pants down.
"No one should have to hand over their driver’s license just to access free websites. That’s why #EFF opposes mandated #ageverificationlaws, no matter how well intentioned they may be. Dozens of bills currently being debated by state and federal lawmakers could result in dangerous #ageverification mandates. We will resist them."
#Chatkontrolle so eben wurde der Bericht des Berichterstatters vom #IMCO Ausschuss angenommen. Zum Kontext, der von Saliba vorgelegt Draft Report war bereits eine gute Grundlage, viele Punkte waren hart umkämpft.
Der Bericht ist nicht perfekt und deckt nicht alle unsere Bedenken ab. ABER: Er enthält wichtige Punkte im Hinblick auf #E2EE#AgeVerification generell die Anwendung von Technologie in diesem Zusammenhang. Es bleibt spannend was der #LIBE Ausschuss nach dieser Vorlage tut.
Discord has been a hub for online gamers since 2015. In recent years it has become a destination for criminals looking to abuse and exploit children, by taking advantage of the platform's young user base and decentralized structure.
"Please contact your representatives before it is too late and demand device-based verification solutions that make the internet safer while also respecting your privacy.”
Pornhub is now blocking everyone from Utah. If someone with an IP from Utah visits the site, they’ll instead see a Vimeo video from adult performer Cherie DeVille:
#SocialMedia#Meta#Facebook#AgeVerification: "“The ability to know somebody’s age and try to protect privacy at the same time can be challenging,” says Meta’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis. Meta has been advocating for app store operators like Apple and Google to be in charge of verifying users’ ages and soliciting parental consent for app downloads. Now, it’s using its own virtual reality Quest store as a model for how it thinks that should work.
Meta is prompting Quest 2 and 3 users to reenter their birthdays so that it can place accounts in the appropriate age experience as it tries to centralize age verification through its Quest store. Teens aged 13 to 17 will have more privacy settings turned on by default and can be monitored through parental supervision tools. Preteens aged 10 to 12 have even more restrictive settings turned on, with only parents or guardians able to change privacy settings.