• TeddE@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    From what I can tell, the ‘age’ part is misdirection. They want to restrict computer use to the “good” people, to make it “safer”.

    Using age restrictions first allows legislation to be passed “for the children” using the idea of potential harm to theoretical children. However, in practice, legislators expect the implementation of the age check to be capable of checking anything else they want to about your identity, as a prerequisite for access. Probably using a combination of face scans and ID scans.

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      20 days ago

      This is just the slippery slope argument.

      The California law does not require verification. Only attestation.

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        20 days ago

        California, as of today, does not require any kind of verification to install an OS (how it’s always been).

        This law gets passed, now they require “attestation”.

        A year or two from now, they’re gonna push for for actual age verification.

        A year or two after that, the government will make a new law saying that your drivers license is no longer a valid form of identification, they’re gonna need a retina scan or some other form of “bio” identification.

        Next thing you know, you’ll be pressing your dick imprint on your PC’s automated Cock-Scanner-v4 encryption tray that pops out of your laptop like a cd-rom drive every time you need to check your email.

        Slippery slope, indeed.

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          20 days ago

          Can you provide any sources for these? Maybe a california legislator saying they plan to do this? Or a proposed law? Otherwise it is just the slippery slope fallacy. While that doesn’t disprove what you said it does not provide a valid argument for it either.

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            20 days ago

            Otherwise it is just the slippery slope fallacy.

            What do you think their intentions are, and why?

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              20 days ago

              The intentions for the law?

              AB 1043 offers a scalable, privacy-first approach that helps keep kids safe while holding tech companies accountable.

              -Assemblymember Wicks

              This ia a quote directly from the author of the bill link for reference.

              Now of course the obvious question many people might ask is “are they being truthful?” But that is a question that people will have to answer for themselves.