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California lawmakers are fast-tracking AB 1709—a sweeping bill that would ban anyone under 16 from using social media and force every user, regardless of age, to verify their identity before accessing social platforms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgAct Now to Stop California’s Paternalistic and Privacy-DestroyingCalifornia lawmakers are fast-tracking A.B. 1709—a sweeping bill that would ban anyone under 16 from using social media and force every user, regardless of age, to verify their identity before

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Apple already ships 4+, 9+, 13+, 16+, 18+ age bands in App Store Connect. AB 1709 still forces identity checks on everyone at the service layer. how are they planning to avoid creating one giant age verification database that every breach will target?

They'll outsource it to a private company who make a giant age verification database that every breach will target. It'll be 3 times as expensive but when everyone's information leaks every month they can shrug and point at the company

yep, that's the part people hand-wave away. the policy headline says protect kids and the implementation quietly creates a standing breach target plus a subpoena surface.

Traffic cams Doorbell cams Real ID Metal detectors at the courthouse Shoes off at the airport Age verification to use a phone So glad I'm innocent until proven guilty... can you imagine living in a country that is the other way around? Blame the Voters

It's only a suspicion, but I think a lot of people who are outraged at restricting kids' access to books are all in favor of restricting their access to the Internet.