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Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint and would kill anonymity, Proton CEO says (proton.me)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Online threats to children are real, but the headlong pursuit of age verification that we’re seeing around the world is unacceptable in its approach and far too broad in scope — and we simply can’t afford to get this wrong.

To be clear, parents’ concerns are valid and sincere. Few people would argue that kids should have unfettered access to adult material, to self-harm how-tos, to social media platforms that manipulate them and expose them to abuse.

But it’s the very depth of those worries that is being cynically exploited. Age verification as is currently being proposed in country after country would mean the death of anonymity online.

And we know exactly who stands to gain: The same tech giants who built the privacy nightmare that the internet is today.

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[–] AverageEarthling@feddit.online 43 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

I mean, I've got boxes full of physical books and self hosted movies and Tv. At that point, I'll just stop using the internet. I need to go outside more anyway.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 34 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Finally all my friends that been giving me shit about having a dvd collection can eat shit.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

I was finally ready to clean out my closet and get rid of all my old movies and games. But now...

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I've got a mean collection myself. I have saved every cassette, record , DVD , VHS , book , magazine ( some bit the dust but anything with good info stayed) , zine and CD I've ever baught since I was a young teen ( and their many versions of various players for the many formats)

I've had more than a few people appear angry that I have kept all these "things" in my life. Blows my mind that they never saw this coming. ...I guess I can rent my dad's and books

[–] gurty@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I put my 500+ collection of DVDs into several of those old CD storage sleeves cases you used to see back in the 90s. They are safe and sound, ready for when things go too far.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Disc rot is still a thing. Warner Bros DVDs produced between 2005 and 2009 are especially affected.

[–] gurty@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Did not know that and will now be ripping as many as I can.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 4 points 6 hours ago

Yeah. You probably want to rip them asap. But that would be quite a PITA with that many DVDs

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Mine are ready to go at a moment notice 🙌

[–] gurty@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This was fun to zoom in on and check the titles. Also, good to see an All Elite fan in the wild.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve been watching wrestling since the late 80s and I enjoy all the promotions. I stopped watching regularly around 2002ish. I came back when AEW debuted. I tried watching WWE but it just lost its spark for me. I keep up with news and clips but I don’t watch the weekly programming.

Any standout movies?

[–] gurty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Cube 2 is an obscure gem for me. I really like ‘where are we and how did we get here?’ horror movies. Not sure if you saw Cube 3 but it was… not aa good, lmao.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I have only seen the first one, but I did hear Cube Zero was the weakest of the lot.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 17 points 9 hours ago

The next step will be to make more essential services online only, so people have to use the internet.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Exactly, well go a step back, communities will thrive.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl -2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Good to know that you will have your entertainment while the world gets turned into an authoritarian hellhole.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

At least they're not a pathetic internet troll. Get a hobby dude. Being angry at the world doesn't count.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Oh I see you're the same guy stalking me across multiple comments.

To the blocklist you go.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I knew you didnt read anything you were responding to.

Ya I checked to see if you are as thoughtless as you're portraying yourself. You are.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

You just missed the point entirely.

The reaction to this should not be "oh no, my entertainment", but "oh no, my information, my communication, my freedom". Killing anonymity online does a lot more than take way your free entertainment, so while it's cool that you will have your books and dvds and all, that's besides the entire point. The internet is an integral part of society now, you can't just go back to pre-internet offline times because that world is gone and once the new world turns into this authoritarian hellscape, we will be stuck with it.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

You're crashing out over a guy saying he has books.

touch grass