Posted on 09/15/2022 5:20:41 AM PDT by Jonty30
If you thought cookie pop-ups were an annoying nuisance, just wait until you have to scan your face for some third party to “verify your age” after California’s new design code becomes law.
On Friday, I wrote about the companies and organizations most likely to benefit from California’s AB 2273, the “Age Appropriate Design Code” bill that the California legislature seems eager to pass (and which they refer to as the “Kid’s Code” even though the details show it will impact everyone, and not just kids). The bill seemed to be getting very little attention, but after a few of my posts started to go viral, the backers of the bill ramped up their smear campaigns and lies — including telling me that I’m not covered by it (and when I dug in and pointed out how I am… they stopped responding). But, even if somehow Techdirt is not covered (which, frankly, would be a relief), I can still be quite concerned about how it will impact everyone else.
But, the craziest of all things is that the “Age Verification Providers Association” decided to show up in the comments to defend themselves and insist that their members can do age verification in a privacy-protective manner. You just have to let them scan your face with facial recognition technology.
Really.
I’m not kidding:
(Excerpt) Read more at techdirt.com ...
They want to track internet usage by having websites scan your face as you surf from site to site.
Hack for this is obvious. Stupid.
Good article, and another frustrating step toward a dystopian future and an abusive present.
Obviously this will be used to determine who is using the browser, who is visiting a website, who is sending email, who is sending a message or viewing a video. Obviously the data will go into a central database where the “authorities” will be able to look around for anything they find interesting.
Just not initially. After the public gets used to it, and has given up trying to get it eliminated, the “authorities” will start doing using the database.
Always happens the same way. Newborns are required to have a “blood test” to screen for a disease. Mysteriously, we find that the police are poking around in the database to find suspects.
I’m sure the porn industry will actively lobby against this bill.
They want to track internet usage by having websites scan your face as you surf from site to site
Yes, but it could also mean that they would like to make us avoid political and social sites.
They do not like what I post and they do not like what you read.
They would like for you to return to the NYT, Washington Post, LA Times, etc, where hey control what you read.
Of course going to the Amazon site is just fine.
This will be applied to FR. Your face will be scanned and added to the Jan6 list of insurrectionists to be rounded up by virtue of association.
Very true. If things keep going in that direction, all of us here on Free Republic, will be declared to be enemies of the state.
They want to know who you are.
I wonder if anyone has pointed out that “Right to Privacy” is written into CA Constitution.
This would be a clear violation.
I’m sure the GOP-e will get right on this...
As soon as the check clears.
Will they make VPNs illegal as in China?
Download a picture of their evil governor. upload it every time.
My laptop warns me when a website tries to take my photo. It’s more common than expected.
Can I get a Biden face mask?
“I’m sorry. You must be at least 65 years of age to post to Free Republic.” Well, it’s about time.
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