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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by vasco on Monday June 29, 2026 @01:22AM (#48715134)
The verification is not done per device but per usage session.
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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by microgpt on Monday June 29, 2026 @01:28AM (#48715171)
Why are you telling someone else how their hypothetical implementation works?
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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by vasco on Monday June 29, 2026 @01:42AM (#48715277)
There's no hypothetical, they tried to equate this to basically buying a gun where you do the certification on purchase. Internet connected devices are not planned to be controlled like that but per session. Under that model what they proposed is obviously not going to work.
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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by kulahan on Monday June 29, 2026 @02:03AM (#48715411)
Comment 1: “maybe it should be this way”

Comment 2: “it can’t be that way because of this”

Comment 3: “but it can, because it could maybe be this way”

You: “There was no hypothetical”

Oh my god the comments are getting so stupid. Please, I beg you to stop.

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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by vasco on Monday June 29, 2026 @11:00PM (#48728049)
They are indeed
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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by kulahan on Thursday July 02, 2026 @05:45PM (#48767792)
Oh nice save!
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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by microgpt on Monday June 29, 2026 @05:13AM (#48716766)
The existing California law that passed a few months ago makes it per user account
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Re:Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribu... by kulahan on Monday June 29, 2026 @01:57AM (#48715377)
This is incorrect, and you have failed to read my mind on how it works. Extremely weird attempt, but I applaud the bravado anyways.
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