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Online age checks create a pointless privacy risk (techxplore.com)
submitted 2 days ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[โ€“] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

one of the world's leading age verification providers collects and shares highly sensitive personal data

There's the point right there, liberal.

[โ€“] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The data brokers enjoying the boom might argue that the privacy risk is the point