• EldritchFemininity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 hours ago

      And how is it useful then? Parental controls have existed for decades and you never had to give your age to Facebook, who is the main proponent of these laws in the US and has poured millions of dollars into their creation.

      This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about adding an additional fingerprint companies and governments can use to track and identify you and what you do with your system.

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        6 hours ago

        Providing a place to store and read data for minimal, nominal, non-invasive compliance with legislation so that people can protect themselves without harming anyone else

        Things I have never said anything about:

        • Facebook
        • Giving your age to anyone
        • Laws in the US
        • Protecting kids
        • Fingerprinting