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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by gzread on Friday March 13, 2026 @01:29PM (#47367242)
Luckily some of these laws, which we're rallying against, make it illegal to pervasively surveil.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by ori_b on Friday March 13, 2026 @01:32PM (#47367278)
I must have missed that. Which of them prevent pervasive data collection on all ages?
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by gzread on Friday March 13, 2026 @07:33PM (#47371437)
The California age input law says that the OS shall not give more data than necessary.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by ori_b on Friday March 13, 2026 @08:28PM (#47371913)
And what are the consequences for application vendors that collect more information, including after the age is collected?
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