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Hackers Expose The Massive Surveillance Stack Hiding Inside Your “Age Verification” Check (www.techdirt.com)

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 14 points 1 day ago

these very firms are now lobbying for stricter age verification mandates. They’ve positioned themselves as protectors of children while actively working to expand the legal requirements that guarantee their revenue stream.

Lawmakers mandate an impossible task, VC-backed startups pop up to sell a “solution,” those startups then lobby for even stricter mandates to protect their market, and the cycle repeats.

“Child safety” has simply become the marketing department for a rent-seeking surveillance industry.

Excellent point