Bluesky will be age-gating content for UK users. It’s your privacy that pays.
The UK Online Safety Act has unleashed an unregulated market in age verification.
That we have to do these intrusive checks with countless providers for different platforms is dangerous.
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#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol #bluesky
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky is bringing age verification to its platform in the UK. The update comes as part of efforts to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act, which aims to prevent kids from accessing porn and harmful content on the web.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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Open Rights Group
in reply to Open Rights Group • • •The UK Online Safety Act could’ve required proper regulation of age verification providers and given us a choice.
We should be able to pick a provider with high privacy standards that can work for any and every platform. It could and should be interoperable.
Instead, we either accept what we’re given or lose access to chunks of the Internet.
#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
Open Rights Group
in reply to Open Rights Group • • •Age verification is a goldrush for providers who don’t need certification.
The risks to the privacy and security of our sensitive personal data are high.
It didn’t need to be this way. Our digital rights should come first.
Our website explains what the UK Online Safety Act means for users and site owners with age verification ⬇️
ageverificationfacts.org.uk/
#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
Age Verification Facts – Privacy & Security Guide for UK Users - Age Verification Facts
Open Rights Groupsaddest cabbage
in reply to Open Rights Group • • •There is no way on this green earth I will give my personal details/sensitive info to tech scumbags with no legitimate oversight. An internet with verifiably real people would be great and curb a lot of the horrid shit/propaganda and abuse but fuckerberg/muskrat etc can go fuck themselves if they think I'll use their shit platforms under those conditions.
ChrisR
in reply to Open Rights Group • • •Unlikely to be successful, but those who object to the implementation of the #OnlineSafetyAct should sign the petition... petition.parliament.uk/petitio…
I can't see how masto instances can avoid getting embroiled in this. It will come for us...
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
Petitions - UK Government and Parliament