• IanTwenty@piefed.social
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    The quoted proposals in the article, where they touch on privacy and security, only talk about keeping children safe from other users NOT from the service provider itself. So selling children’s data to advertisers is not affected?

    Service providers will have identified the child quite precisely if they have had to request proof of age, making their data even more valuable.

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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      So selling children’s data to advertisers is not affected?

      There are provisions in other laws about that, e.g. the GDPR.

  • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world
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    Damn that proposed law sounds equally dangerous and stupid.

    Fuck you I’m not showing my ID to play funny shooter game with live chat.

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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      2 days ago

      At least the current US Congress is going to end in January, probably won’t get this done before the end of the term.

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        What makes you think that? And what makes you think the next Congress is gonna be better? You guys keep electing idiots to all levels of your government. Think the next batch will not try to overreach?

        Sorry that sounded like I’m attacking you. Bit my intent. I just wanna l wanted to say that I don’t think your current or next Congress would act in a smart way, they mostly act in a convenient way.

        • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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          I am not American myself.

          No, I don’t think the next Congress will be better, but at least procedurally the expiration of Congress is a hurdle to getting it done very soon. Not so in the EU.