A step in the right direction....

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[–] 66 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Um, why is age verification needed at all in any personal OS?

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago

    The rough idea is that services like social media, apps, etc. don't want to have to implement age verification and be held liable if they get it wrong. Instead, their preference is that the OS just tell them what age category to use and then they trust it.

    IMO setting my age once during account creation sounds 100x better than having to scan my face and ID for every online service I use, so if I have to choose between these options I actually prefer the OS one. Probably though we'll get both - i.e. OS will want our age AND online services will expect our ID.

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