This is the future those who push for age verification want for us.
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@harib_murshidi@mastodon.social
No, of course there shouldn't be a witch hunt.
But there must be a way to stop bullying, self-harm, fake profiles, and things like that as quickly as possible.
Only then will social networks be safe for young people.
And believe me, I know what I'm talking about.
It should be clear to everyone that you can't filter out the weird people and creeps.
But you can create other conditions.
@Gargron@mastodon.socialWhat exactly is a 'fake profile' ? When the internet was introduced to kids earlier on, it was specifically considered the most important rule that you should not divulge any real information and put anything like that on the internet and now we are going into the opposite direction !
And if somebody does harass someone at some social media network, they are responsible... even at this place some creep can creep in and try to doxxx or blackmail someone, i
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RE: https://post.lurk.org/@shibacomputer/116827981116605348
This is the future those who push for age verification want for us.
@Gargron anything included in a database gets leaked eventually because it cannot be adequately secured.
The old paper system was fairly secure. The occasional fire would destroy data but, at least it wouldn't leak it.
It was not impossible to access private personal data maliciously but, it was far more time consuming.
What is left after all identifying information is leaked? It's no longer viable for identification...
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@Gargron I wonder if there is a future ahead of us in which all forms of identification documentation are so devalued as to be useless.
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@Gargron In denmark, Datastyrelsen (the state office caring for data) released an "altID" app, which can be used as an ID, IRL or online. After creation, data stays on your device, and what clients get is an age or identity verification, and you get to choose what to share. They failed to make it open source, but given it does what the say it does, it at least better than scanning passports etc, I believe. It is derived from an EU model afaik. And I was able to install it on my google-free /e/os fairphone. FWIW.
@anderslund
In NL we have @yivi_privacybydesign, which is even on F-Droid. I've yet to encounter something that uses it (so it's not on my phone anymore), but I'm happy we have something decent ready in case age verification becomes mandatory.
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@anderslund
In NL we have @yivi_privacybydesign, which is even on F-Droid. I've yet to encounter something that uses it (so it's not on my phone anymore), but I'm happy we have something decent ready in case age verification becomes mandatory.
@Gargron@kainisenni @yivi_privacybydesign @Gargron Yes, yivi. In Denmark, the app is prepared for buying alcohol, tobacco and such, and can display a QR code (confirming that you are old enough) that can be scanned in stores, for example. I havent tried to use it yet, it will take some time I believe
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@theeclecticdyslexic I thought about that, but... that's a process.
You'd have to prove you're you to the government again to deprecate your old ID and receive a new one.
Then you'd have to update every institution using the deprecated ID. And then they can oopsie leak it again.
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@mischi2000 @Gargron Just leave parenting to parents, the world does not need 'nanny states'.
@harib_murshidi @mischi2000 @Gargron
The discussion should school transfer customs in addition to knowledge is a long one, but I believe philosophers in general are for it? At least in the hegelian tradition.
Admittedly the relationship between school (which is often an indoctination tool of the state) and parents/village is a tricky one. Still can't be sidelined with just generic reference to "nanny states". Particularly as nannies are a good thing, right?
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@mischi2000 @Gargron Depends on what kind of accountability we are asking, some of the 'parental concerns' remind me of the Satanic Panic, #heavymetal scare of the 80s when the PMRC (Parent Music Resource Centre) in the US started a witch-hunt against musicians because some parents decide to sue Ozzy Osbourne for 'Suicide Solution', Judas Priest for 'Better by You Better than Me' (which was a cover of another band, they did not even wrote the song)
No social network can filter out creeps !
@harib_murshidi @mischi2000 @Gargron
IMHO USA is a bad example on social panics, seeing as that's the local culture going all the way back to the literal witch hunts.
As such it's not really the state/federation doing the hunts, they're just reflecting societal customs instead of rising above them (which was Hegel's idea, iirc).
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RE: https://post.lurk.org/@shibacomputer/116827981116605348
This is the future those who push for age verification want for us.
@Gargron "Leak" is a strange way to say "Sold by Elon"
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What exactly is a 'fake profile' ? When the internet was introduced to kids earlier on, it was specifically considered the most important rule that you should not divulge any real information and put anything like that on the internet and now we are going into the opposite direction !
And if somebody does harass someone at some social media network, they are responsible... even at this place some creep can creep in and try to doxxx or blackmail someone, i
@harib_murshidi @mischi2000 @Gargron
>What exactly is a 'fake profile' ? When the internet was introduced [- -] it was specifically considered the most important rule that you should not divulge any real information ..
Yeah, and the dotcom-crash was caused in large part by the inability for advertisers to target who was seeing the ads.
So the web2.0 got advertisements tied to profiles that were linked if not to ID, then at least to a large dossier of likes, dislikes, and spending habits.
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@Gargron This is one of my major worries with the OSA. There's no real regulation of the companies who are providing age verification services. A lot aren't clear on information they retain or for how long. We're building vast databases of personal information with little transparency on things like security around it. We're going to see some enormous data leaks in the coming years.
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@harib_murshidi @mischi2000 @Gargron
The discussion should school transfer customs in addition to knowledge is a long one, but I believe philosophers in general are for it? At least in the hegelian tradition.
Admittedly the relationship between school (which is often an indoctination tool of the state) and parents/village is a tricky one. Still can't be sidelined with just generic reference to "nanny states". Particularly as nannies are a good thing, right?
@iju @mischi2000 @Gargron Nannies are a good thing ?! Maybe in your culture perhaps, and in the US there were 'Senate Hearings' over the 'lyrics of music' , Dee Snider of the Heavy Metal band 'Twisted Sister' attended them as well as 'Frank Zappa' and at that point both the Republicans and Democrats were on the same page over that (Al Gore was part of the hearings and his wife back then Tipper Gore was a founder of PMRC)
PMRC gave us this !
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What exactly is a 'fake profile' ? When the internet was introduced to kids earlier on, it was specifically considered the most important rule that you should not divulge any real information and put anything like that on the internet and now we are going into the opposite direction !
And if somebody does harass someone at some social media network, they are responsible... even at this place some creep can creep in and try to doxxx or blackmail someone, i
@harib_murshidi@mastodon.social
There are all sorts of fake profiles, ranging from fake profiles to outright impersonations.
All I can tell you is that it cost my parents tens of thousands of euros in court and legal fees to have a profile deleted on meta-platforms that impersonated me in the worst possible way.
I was 13 years old at the time and suddenly exposed to things I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
I don't want to say any more about it now.
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RE: https://post.lurk.org/@shibacomputer/116827981116605348
This is the future those who push for age verification want for us.
@Gargron If they need to do age verification, I can't see why it cannot be something similar to iPhones storing your passport (or driving license and even other IDs) and the device basically gives a thumbs up to the person being old enough.
Could Apple or Google be hacked or if it's stored locally, is there a chance of it being stolen? Yes, but minimizing the spread of the information helps reduce the risk.
Especially since we won't hold companies liable for bad security practices.
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@Gargron This is one of my major worries with the OSA. There's no real regulation of the companies who are providing age verification services. A lot aren't clear on information they retain or for how long. We're building vast databases of personal information with little transparency on things like security around it. We're going to see some enormous data leaks in the coming years.
> There's no real regulation of the companies who are providing age verification services.
This is by design. The "mind kids" is just a smoke screen to gather enough data on the population to let physical bots deal with a precrime of dissent.
#technazi bro do like sci-fi, they just do not like the endings of books and movies depicting how they had lost. So now are eager to not make mistakes the sci-fi villains did to their demise.
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@Gargron If they need to do age verification, I can't see why it cannot be something similar to iPhones storing your passport (or driving license and even other IDs) and the device basically gives a thumbs up to the person being old enough.
Could Apple or Google be hacked or if it's stored locally, is there a chance of it being stolen? Yes, but minimizing the spread of the information helps reduce the risk.
Especially since we won't hold companies liable for bad security practices.
@Gargron Also, it seems a lot of the companies that do age verification train AI on the data. I do not understand why the UK thinks it's acceptable to ship people's data over to some fly by night US startup who will try to make money off your data.
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RE: https://post.lurk.org/@shibacomputer/116827981116605348
This is the future those who push for age verification want for us.
@Gargron the only winning move is to REFUSE TO COMPLY!
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@harib_murshidi @mischi2000 @Gargron
IMHO USA is a bad example on social panics, seeing as that's the local culture going all the way back to the literal witch hunts.
As such it's not really the state/federation doing the hunts, they're just reflecting societal customs instead of rising above them (which was Hegel's idea, iirc).
Witch huntings were happening in #England as well during the 'English Civil War' especially when Matthew Hopkins (The Witchfynder General) was operating around !
I am not an American but as an observer from a far away continent, Americans are very 'OK' with violence, blood and gore but very queasy about nudity and anything which implies nudity or any kind of saxuality ! It's the other way around in #Europe
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@harib_murshidi @mischi2000 @Gargron
>What exactly is a 'fake profile' ? When the internet was introduced [- -] it was specifically considered the most important rule that you should not divulge any real information ..
Yeah, and the dotcom-crash was caused in large part by the inability for advertisers to target who was seeing the ads.
So the web2.0 got advertisements tied to profiles that were linked if not to ID, then at least to a large dossier of likes, dislikes, and spending habits.
Well, I don't understand it... you are saying that is that a good thing or a bad thing, I certainly don't want anybody to track my habits and have no interest in getting any 'localised' ads !
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@theeclecticdyslexic I thought about that, but... that's a process.
You'd have to prove you're you to the government again to deprecate your old ID and receive a new one.
Then you'd have to update every institution using the deprecated ID. And then they can oopsie leak it again.
