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In reply to the discussion: New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages [View all]angrychair
(12,364 posts)31. This isn't practical either
I'm an currently working IT professional with over 30 years of experience and I can tell you this law would be technically impossible to implement it at the scale it implies and even just implementing it on Internet connected devices would be so incredibly expensive manufacturers of IOT devices, from TVs to Refrigerators, that they would just stop making them.
If I'm being honest, I think that is their goal: to isolate people and control information people see and hear.
If you cannot access the Internet, then your only source of information is mainstream media which is now entirely controlled by Republicans.
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New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages [View all]
MayReasonRule
Thursday
OP
ISP knows the address, but not the user's identity, since numerous people can connect from an address. (nt)
thesquanderer
Thursday
#24
There Are Tons Of Identifying Factors From Mac Addresses To IMEI Numbers, Each Fingerprinting The Device
MayReasonRule
Thursday
#27
They claim it's about protecting KIDS??? REALLY? Liars or fools. Absolute bull pucky.
lostnfound
Thursday
#9
Slightly related question: how do bots get past age checks on social media?
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#11
I'm also an operating system (and networking, and application) expert of 40+ years
dickthegrouch
Thursday
#35
The Entire Point Is To Surveil Every Fucking Interaction That Anyone Has With Anything
MayReasonRule
Thursday
#41