Just updated my iPad.
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@joeress in all fairness this is the govt, not the fruity company. And yes, the future does not look rosy. It's rotten to the core.
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@jimmylittle @feoh @joeress Sadly, the EU might be trying the same route: https://leminal.space/post/31858818/21120139 in July 2026. Gone under the radar of press outlets, sadly. (Or perhaps I misunderstood, I'm not an EU regulations expert at all.)
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Has Apple (or other OS companies) done such lobbying in favor of age verification legislation? Or is it mainly social media companies?
That would certainly undermine my original argument if Apple was actively supporting this legislation rather than simply meeting their legal obligations.Thanks
Apple has been sidestepping privacy and interoperability regulations for years and now are suddenly quite eager to comply. Really tells you everything you need to know about them.
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@bradthornborrow @joeress plenty of EU countries are pushing for the same shit
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@menos @dch @joeress I don’t think that’s right — certainly it wasn’t the case when I set mine up. Family Sharing does implicitly require the organiser to register a credit card with Apple in order to purchase the content they will be sharing, but it never asked for ID. Also, it is possible to have an Apple Account with no payment method associated with it; it’s just not the default, and not entirely obvious at that, but the reason to have the account is to use the Store…
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress This is a new requirement in the UK which Apple have popped into the latest update without forewarning.
Luckily (!) for me, as I've had an Apple account since forever, they were willing to accept I am probably over 18 without the credit card info.
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@joeress That's BS. I never set up ApplePay on an iPad. It's a stupid default and they should REALLY tone down the language.
But, I mean, this is Apple, the only vaguely less rapacious walled garden that wants to own your life lock, stock and barrel.
@feoh @joeress Nothing to do with Apple this time, it's the British government. It's the same government that tried to forbid Apple to do stronger encryption for data on Apple accounts around a year ago.
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress reminds me when facebook used to randomly lock your account and then ask for government ID as a proof of identity. Don't know if they still do this. Haven't used the spyware in almost a decade.
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@feoh @joeress Nothing to do with Apple this time, it's the British government. It's the same government that tried to forbid Apple to do stronger encryption for data on Apple accounts around a year ago.
Your comment to me is proof that haters are gonna hate no matter what, you didn't even bother to inform yourself before commenting. -
Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress Would be nice if they said exactly which law.
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