Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square95linkfedilink
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAnd most importantly: How would they enforce that? Kids have been lying about their ages since the dawn of internet.
minus-squarefatalicus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoWould probably require the sites to use Bank ID during signups from Norway. Bank ID is a national system for confirming identity.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAnd this is the problem with any age verification online… there’s always some lurking privacy invasion. It’s for your own good.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoSounds dystopian as fuck. Also, they can just pretend they’re not from Norway.
And most importantly: How would they enforce that? Kids have been lying about their ages since the dawn of internet.
Would probably require the sites to use Bank ID during signups from Norway.
Bank ID is a national system for confirming identity.
And this is the problem with any age verification online… there’s always some lurking privacy invasion. It’s for your own good.
Sounds dystopian as fuck. Also, they can just pretend they’re not from Norway.