Australia: Kids under 16 to be banned from social media after Senate passes laws

Re:Australia: Kids under 16 to be banned from social media a... by BadHumans on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:51AM (#42266128)

> Surely the problem of verifying a property of someone (the Boolean of “is over X age”) without sharing further details, is a surmountable problem given all the cryptographic technologies at our disposal.

Only if preserving privacy is the goal and I'm sure we both know it isn't.

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Re:Australia: Kids under 16 to be banned from social media a... by owisd on Thursday November 28, 2024 @11:06AM (#42266267)

I guess it will become self-fulfilling if everyone denies that there are privacy friendly options. Legislatures globally are starting to take this seriously so chances are it's happening one way or another.

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Re:Australia: Kids under 16 to be banned from social media a... by BadHumans on Thursday November 28, 2024 @12:45PM (#42267211)

"Everyone" isn't denying there are privacy friendly options. The government does not want to implement privacy friendly options.

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