#SupremeCourt allows #Texas to require #AgeVerification for mobile apps

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/politics/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-require-age-verification-for-mobile-apps

#privacy #SCOTUS #politics

The Supreme Court is letting Texas enforce its App Store Accountability Act. Under-18s need a parent's OK to download any app. To spot minors, though, Apple and Google must age-verify everyone. Like carding every customer at the bookstore door, a judge said.

#SCOTUS #ageverification #indigoprivacy

Supreme Court declines to block Texas age-verification law for app downloads #Tech #apps #AgeVerification

https://apnews.com/article/texas-age-mobile-app-verification-law-supreme-court-362137cccb26fc5f5dfbb71fb2b2f3db

"The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online"
"Google Is Quietly Buying Code From Play Store Developers to Train AI"
"‘You Will Not Speak on Flock Tonight’: County Commissioner Refuses to Let Residents Opposing Flock Speak at Meeting"
"Discord Is Testing Incode for Age Verification, and the Privacy Concerns Are Legitimate"

Check out the latest monthly news roundup for the full list of headlines.

https://theprivacycloud.substack.com/p/june-2026-privacy-news-roundup

#privacy #surveillance #ageverification #technology

Two More Studies Show that Australia’s Age Verification Laws Have Failed

Research in one analysis show that 7 in 10 teens still have accounts on Facebook. Another shows 60% are still on social media.

https://www.freezenet.ca/two-more-studies-show-that-australias-age-verification-laws-have-failed/

#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #Australia #fail #research #SocialMedia #study

Massachusetts' Senate bill S.3164 tries to protect kids online without the privacy tradeoff. Instead of forcing everyone to upload a government ID to verify their age, it turns off addictive, surveillance-driven features like infinite scroll by default.

#privacy #ageverification #socialmedia #digitalrights #indigoprivacy

I'm so old I remember when bucket squatting meant something visceral.

#infosec #AgeVerification #DiddlySquat

The #KIDSAct has passed the house

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/the-kids-act-has-passed-the-house/38918

#politics #privacy #AgeVerification

“The thing is, when working on decentralized tech, I always believed it was important because we had serious risks from centralization, surveillance, etc from governments and corporations, potentially co-conspiring. But what I hadn't anticipated is that as things became more centralized, the will to fight for the internet as something in the public interest too would evaporate.

When I have conversations with family members and friends who haven't yet thought much about the age verification and similar bills and their consequences, they've said "well, someone has to hold corporations like Meta" responsible. To which I say, "but what about all the smaller, non-corporate parts of the internet?" To which, many people are surprised, because they've simply forgotten about those things.

When the internet and computing becomes five corporations to most people, they begin to treat it as the concerns of reigning in five corporations.“

https://dustycloud.org/blog/what-happened-to-the-fight-for-the-internet/

#AgeVerification #Surveillance #OpenWeb #Decentralization #DigitalRights #Oligopolies #Fediverse #Privacy

LGBT Q&A: What Data Are Companies in the #UK Collecting When Verifying My Age?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lgbt-qa-what-data-are-companies-uk-collecting-when-verifying-my-age

#LGBTQ #Pride #privacy #AgeVerification

Faced With Age Verification Failure, Australia Doubles Fines for Social Media

Age verification was always an impossible to comply with law, but Australia is doubling fines on social media for failing to do the impossible.

https://www.freezenet.ca/faced-with-age-verification-failure-australia-doubles-fines-for-social-media/

#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #Australia #fine #legislation #SocialMedia

Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribution of speech

https://nonogra.ph/age-verification-is-just-a-precursor-to-attribution-of-speech-06-29-2026

#HackerNews #ageverification #automation #speechattribution #privacytech

The #KIDSAct Would Require Age Checks To Get Online

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/kids-act-would-require-age-checks-get-online

#privacy #AgeVerification #politics #KoSA

Study Confirms that Australia’s Age Verification Law Was a Failure

More than 85% of Australian teens that are supposedly "banned" from social media are still using it according to the BMJ.

https://www.freezenet.ca/study-confirms-that-australias-age-verification-law-was-a-failure/

#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #Australia #BritishMedicalJournal #science #SocialMedia #study

RE: https://ieji.de/@GalacticGoddess/116805746344900569

Update: It also looks like members of the Senate are trying to put together their own packages as well:

-One package would bundle Senate KOSA, the NO FAKES Act, and the App Store Accountability Act together in a compromise with big tech regarding GenAI regulation

-Another is Hawley and Durbin trying to slip the DEFIANCE Act and STOP CSAM Act into a must pass bill (NDAA). They've tried this several times before but failed. Still it has a possibility of succeeding.

Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #Censorship #AgeVerification #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #ClientSideScanning #Encryption #UnitedStates #USA

Privacy and Surveillance boosted

Space Queen Enthusiast » 🌐 2026-06-24
@GalacticGoddess@ieji.de

RED ALERT! The KIDS Act (H.R.7757) is being teed up for a vote in the House next week! This bill is an omnibus style package which includes horrible bills like the Kids Online Safety Act and the SCREEN Act! Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

Reading the latest version of the bill and it seems like House is sticking with their version of KOSA. This will set up a showdown between the House and the Senate as both chambers have dug in their heels regarding their version of KOSA. I doubt either chamber will fully get their way.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #Censorship #AgeVerification #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #Internet #SocialMedia #UnitedStates #USA #US

RED ALERT! The KIDS Act (H.R.7757) is being teed up for a vote in the House next week! This bill is an omnibus style package which includes horrible bills like the Kids Online Safety Act and the SCREEN Act! Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

Reading the latest version of the bill and it seems like House is sticking with their version of KOSA. This will set up a showdown between the House and the Senate as both chambers have dug in their heels regarding their version of KOSA. I doubt either chamber will fully get their way.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #Censorship #AgeVerification #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #Internet #SocialMedia #UnitedStates #USA #US

“The problem is, there's no such thing as "age verification" for the internet. What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance, so invasive and pervasive that it makes the ad-tech industry's commercial surveillance look like some kind of cypherpunk darknet pirate utopia:
(…)
"Age verification" means that everyone who does anything online will have to submit to fine-grained tracking and recording of all their online activities. This nightmare is the surveillance advertising industry's fondest dream, a world where it's literally illegal to avoid their tracking, all in the name of saving kids…from them!

So it's not just a weird alliance of anti-Big Tech crusaders and the conspiratorial right that's pushing for age verification – they are unwitting allies of the very tech industry they think they're fighting. Those tech industry insiders are fully aware that an "age verification" mandate is really a way for the government to teach every child how to use a VPN. They're also fully aware that the next move is to ban VPNs:“

https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/23/destroy-the-village/

#AgeVerification #Surveillance #Privacy #VPNs #DigitalRights

#Anthropic says #Claude may want to see your ID

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/

#AI #privacy #AgeVerification

"Anthropic may ask Claude users to verify their age and identity by uploading their government-issued documents, according to a new version of the company’s privacy policy.

The AI giant says the move was to allow users to appeal having their account flagged for potentially fraudulent activity rather than outright banning them, but comes at a time when Anthropic seeks to placate the Trump administration amid an ongoing standoff over who gets access to the company’s AI tools.

According to a new section in its latest privacy policy published earlier in June and set to take effect on July 8, Anthropic says it will ask for a user to prove their age or identity “in certain circumstances,” without providing specific examples.

While Anthropic has long required users to be over 18 to use Claude, the company earlier this year introduced age-verification checks to comply with various states and countries that require them. Identity checks were also announced but weren’t reflected in the company’s privacy policy until more recently."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/

#Anthropic #Claude #AgeVerification #Privacy #DataProtection

#UK Official Promises Statements 'Around VPNs' and Further Teen Restrictions on Chatbots and #SocialMedia

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/06/21/2052213/uk-official-promises-statements-around-vpns-and-further-teen-restrictions-on-chatbots-and-social-media

#VPN #SocialmediaBan #AgeVerification #privacy #politics #LLM #AI

#Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits

https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lobbies-congress-protection-child-harm-lawsuits-2026-06-18/

#KOSA #AgeVerification #privacy #SocialMedia

The #UK’s New Under-16 #SocialMediaBan Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

#SocialMedia #AgeVerification #privacy #cyberscurity #politics

#EFF Joins 60+ Groups Urging the #UK to Halt Face Estimation at the Border

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/joins-60-groups-urging-uk-halt-face-estimation-border

#immigration #politics #privacy #FRT #FacialRecognition #biometrics #AgeVerification

UK’s Failed Age Verification Law is Becoming A Political Scandal

The UK's failed age verification law is becoming the latest sign of political failure with the UK prime minister.

https://www.freezenet.ca/uks-failed-age-verification-law-is-becoming-a-political-scandal/

#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #KierStarmer #politics #UK #VPN

https://www.xda-developers.com/discord-begins-testing-age-verification-with-google-wallet-and-credit-cards-but-face-scans-are-still-on-the-table/

Discord will begin testing new forms of Age verification, face scans will still be an option, but now they will trial accepting Google Wallet & credit Card Checks. Face scans will now occur On-Device with a new vendor named "Incode"

#Discord #AgeID #AgeVerification #Privacy #Security

"This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.

The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the Online Safety Act, it will cause more harm than it will prevent.

Users of all ages are burdened with proving their age before accessing content, with social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X included in the ban. There remains no reliable, privacy-preserving method of verifying the age of every internet user and methods vary from one platform to the next.

Young people will not simply be protected from being contacted by adults or endlessly scrolling—they’ll also lose access to educational videos on YouTube, local events on Facebook, and potentially cut off from distant friends and family.

Public policy must be effective, proportionate and respectful of fundamental rights. Young people deserve better than a policy built on panic, and all internet users deserve a safe and free internet. A social media ban generates headlines, but it will not solve the problem."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

#UK #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #Privacy #Censorship

The #UK Will Scan #Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

https://www.wired.com/story/facial-age-estimate-uk-asylum-seekers/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #privacy #biometrics #politics #immigration #AgeVerification

"A VPN ban could be on the table as part of the ongoing internet safety crackdown, which has already seen the Government announce a social media ban for under-16s.On Monday, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced a law change, set to be put in place by 2027, which will ban children from social media and AI chatbots as well as introduce ‘curfews’ to stop ‘doomscrolling’.

The ban was announced in response to concerns that social media is unsafe, making children miserable, and could cause lasting damage to their mental health. On Tuesday morning, Ms Kendall hinted that further restrictions could be introduced on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

VPNs have become increasingly popular in the UK since the Online Safety Act was enacted. Often used by employers to create a network to share resources, VPNs can also be used to spoof or hide your browsing location, thereby sidestepping geographical restrictions. A VPN is a system which connects somebody’s device – normally a computer or smartphone – to a server in a different location. This means that the websites that person visits cannot see their IP address.

It is used by many people for privacy or to get around restrictions that websites place on who can visit a page. It can also be useful for allowing people to work from home and still access their workplace’s resources."

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour

#UK #VPNs #Privacy #NannyState #Surveillance #BigBrother #AgeVerification #DigitalID

#UK to require ID or face scan before you can make #SocialMedia accounts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-to-require-id-or-face-scan-before-you-can-make-social-media-accounts/

#privacy #cybersecurity #politics #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan

#UK to ban #SocialMedia for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/uk-to-ban-social-media-for-kids-under-16-may-impose-overnight-curfews/

#privacy #cybersecurity #politics #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan

#UK’s #SocialMediaBan for children: the #privacy problems #Australia already exposed

https://proton.me/blog/uk-social-media-ban-privacy

#SocialMedia #AgeVerification #politics #cybersecurity

There is no such thing as a safe and anonymous tool for age verification - Weapons Grade Idiot!

Commissioner Micallef pushes for social media age checks to protect minors

"Earlier this year, the European Commission adopted a recommendation paving the way for all EU citizens to access age verification tools based on anonymous proof-of-age technologies, ensuring the highest standards of privacy and data protection.

https://timesofmalta.com/article/micallef-pushes-social-media-age-checks-protect-minors.1130049

#EU #AgeVerification #MassSurveilance

Louis Rossmann doing a total fisk of the bullshit ‘results’ of the UK Government’s survey on age verification. As he points out, many of the questions did not offer a ‘I don’t want any age verification’ option in the answers.
#AgeVerification #UKPolitics

https://youtu.be/ICwMUfQg7mc

#UK unveils sweeping #SocialMediaBan for users under 16

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/uk-unveils-sweeping-social-media-ban-for-users-under-16/

#privacy #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #cybersecurity #censorship

#UK may ban #SocialMedia for children under 16

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/14/uk-may-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16/

#SocialMediaBan #privacy #AgeVerification #censorship

With the worldwide wave of social media bans on major platforms aka digital verification, I wonder if we'll see an influx of people to the #fediverse

🤞🤞🤞 Here is hoping <3

#SocialMedia #Privacy #Ageverification #SocialMediaban #new

Starmer’s Social Media Ban: the Reinvention of the Surveillance State

Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it.

https://reclaimthenet.org/starmers-social-media-ban-surveillance-state

#UK #AgeVerification #IdVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology

""Every failed attempt to make children safer online is followed by more surveillance and censorship," he said. "Children have rights too and these policies will harm their free expression and privacy rights, and push them into less regulated spaces. Meanwhile the business models driving harms are untouched."

Others questioned whether the measures can realistically be enforced. Mark Jones, an online harms specialist and partner at law firm Payne Hicks Beach, noted that the consultation closed only weeks ago and warned that determined teenagers have a habit of finding ways around restrictions.

"A social media ban only helps if it is genuinely enforceable," Jones said. "If large numbers of young people simply circumvent the restrictions, parents will just lose visibility into where their children are actually spending time online rather than reclaiming any control."

The political case for the crackdown appears relatively straightforward, but the practical one is less so. The government now has to persuade social media companies to enforce the rules and teenagers not to find ways around them."

https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/15/britain-plots-digital-bedtime-after-kicking-under-16s-off-social-media/5255341

#UK #AgeVerification #NannyState #Surveillance #Oligopolies #Censorship #BigBrother #BigTech #Privacy #Anonymity

Do not provide your ID or facial scan to access social media.

I repeat, do NOT provide your ID or facial scan to access social media when requested.

This is not a drill.

If everyone refuse to comply, and let their accounts dormant instead, I promise you the platforms themselves, with their immense budget and network of lobbyists, are going to fight these absurd laws to recover their users.

They need you more than you need them.
Make them fight for your rights.
Do not comply.
Spread the word and boycott ID checks ✊

#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy #Safety #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism

RE: https://ohai.social/@Garwboy/116753869821948051

Unintended consequences - The age verification debate is backwards. It prioritizes theoretical risks to privileged kids over documented harms to those already marginalized. For disabled youth, LGBTQ+ teens, and kids in unstable homes, social media isn't a distraction—it's a lifeline. Banning access punishes the most vulnerable while doing nothing about algorithmic harms. Real policy would protect without erasing. #AgeVerification #DigitalEquity #DisabilityJustice #a11y #MarginalizedVoices

I cannot access #Vimeo at all anymore without #AgeVerification

I get a blocking prompt when I start the app. I cannot even see the videos that I *bought* a few years ago!

The verification process requires that I send them a selfie... Ahhh... No.

#Authoritarian tech policy:

- #ChatControl,
- #Ageverification,
- #Google / #Apple #control,
- #Digital #app use etc

Discord plans to move forward with their global age verification measures. It could come as early as next month. Now’s the time to move away from Discord if you do not want go through the process.

https://theprivacycloud.substack.com/p/discord-will-enable-global-age-verification

#privacy #ageverification #anonymity #discord

If #ageverification was truly the only way to keep children safe, the #govt would issue a child ID which automatically expires when they turn 16/18/21.

Yet, not one single country has done so. The ID's could also be used at schools, for public transport concessions etc. They would not be a waste of money and may actually make children just a little safer.

Alas.. that's not the goal of age verification.
Doing nothing at all would have kept kids safer than this.

How and Why to Fight Back Against #SocialMedia Bans

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

#privacy #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan

#Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones

#privacy #censorship #cybersecurity #politics #UK #AgeVerification

A thread to Stop ID Surveillance from coming to Canada ⛔️🧵

Yesterday, I sent a long letter to the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Culture Minister Marc Miller, and the leaders of all other major federal parties in Canada.

I sent this letter to voice my concerns about the upcoming bill that is planned to be introduced today at 5 p.m. ET, to propose a ban of social media for children, therefore requiring all social media platforms to identify every adults accessing it.

This is a long thread of what I wrote (mute me for one hour if you don't want to see it).

Feel free to copy any parts you want to share in your own letter of opposition sent to your representatives this week.

Here's how to find their contact information: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search

(1/9)

#StopIDSurveillance #Privacy #HumanRights #AgeVerification #CanPoli #Canada

Today, the Canadian government wants to introduce a bill banning social media for children under 16.

This means requiring ID from every adults who want to access social media. This is a privacy and democracy nightmare.

"Ottawa is set to introduce legislation to enact what the government is calling the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act.

It’s expected to be introduced later Wednesday, with Culture Minister Marc Miller holding a news conference at 5 p.m. ET after a technical briefing."

https://globalnews.ca/news/11897929/social-media-ban-under-16/

Contact our Prime Minister Mark Carney and Culture Minister Marc Miller TODAY to voice your opposition:

mark.carney@parl.gc.ca
Marc.Miller@parl.gc.ca

Contact your local MP as well by finding their contact information here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search

We must Stop ID Surveillance in Canada before it's too late.

#StopIDSurveillance #Privacy #HumanRights #AgeVerification #Authoritatianism

Online harms bill to include #SocialMediaBan for children under 16: Source

https://globalnews.ca/news/11894610/canada-social-media-ban-teens-online-harms-bill/

#Canada #politics #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #privacy #cybersecurity

Following the Australian precedence, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, and Malaysia have now passed laws requiring age checks for social media.

😡 But age verification and ID checks destroy everyone's #privacy. 😡

Learn what countries are planning a social media ban for teens and fight #AgeVerification 💪

👉https://tuta.com/blog/age-verification-kills-anonymity

Alt...

Image shows the flags of different countries including Greece, Australia, Brasil, Turkey and Malaysia.

Alt...

Image shows the number 16 crossed out

In reality, what they call age verification is abusive ID surveillance checks for everyone.

Start calling it what it is:
ID Surveillance.

We must all fight to Stop ID Surveillance.

#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism #Privacy #HumanRights

Mainstream Media is Already Lying About Age Verification

It took one day for the word to get out about a forthcoming age verification bill and the lies are already being published.

https://www.freezenet.ca/mainstream-media-is-already-lying-about-age-verification/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #Canada #journalism #Media #NationalPost #SocialMedia

Utah’s VPN Ban Law Goes Into Effect in Age Verification Escalation

Utah is attempting to cover up the failures of their age verification law by effectively banning VPNs.

https://www.freezenet.ca/utahs-vpn-ban-law-goes-into-effect-in-age-verification-escalation/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #encryption #law #legislation #US #Utah #VPN

"Make no mistake: These kinds of regulations are like a bad cold — they spread fast and are hard to shake. Governments and legislators around the world are constantly peeking over the fence at their neighbors to see what policies they’re rolling out and asking themselves whether they, too, can enact such laws.

You shouldn’t be surprised when more nations ask, If Turkey can do away with that pesky anonymous internet speech, why can’t we? In fact, the sentiment already exists in democratic nations freer than Turkey. In February, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for an end to anonymous posts. “I want to see real names on the internet,” he said. “I want to know who is speaking.” Coincidentally or not, Germany also prosecutes insults to public officials. Not long after Merz’s statements, police investigated a Facebook comment calling Merz “Pinocchio.”

Anonymous online speech is in peril even here in the United States. In 2023, then-presidential candidate Nikki Haley walked back her demand that companies “verify every single person” using their platforms “by name.” The idea was toxic at the time, and she faced backlash among conservatives. But in the years since, that campaign has ballooned. The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which enjoys Democratic and Republican support, as well as the constantly growing list of state-level age-verification bills in red and blue states are putting a real strain on Americans’ ability to remain anonymous, whether they are 16 years old or 60."

https://expression.fire.org/p/its-the-end-of-internet-anonymity

#Turkey #Anonymity #AgeVerification #FreedomOfExpression #Censorship #Surveillance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JAAF61AiE

"I warned you years ago that Windows 11 was the beginning of the end. Today, the door is officially closing on general-purpose computing. In this 24-minute manifesto, I am moving past the "ripping on Rust" memes to address a documented existential threat to your hardware. Between the $12.5M Big Tech "security" grants and the US government's memory-safety mandates, we are witnessing a coordinated execution of legacy systems."

None of the open source projects are putting up any real resistance to the age verification agenda. They are helping obfuscate it with effete, token efforts that accomplish nothing.

Age Verification is merely a subterfuge for establishing an API for remote viewing and control of your system. It is a 'baby step' toward the real goal of panopticon control of all digital communication and data.

When the nations are ruled by genocidal criminals, the rulers are paranoid and want to know and control everything. They instinctively fear rebellion because they know they are guilty.

#AgeVerification #Shills #Sellouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ

Age Verification is beyond Epstein 2.0.

"You are basically laying out your children on a silver platter in the name of protecting them."

"Once these OS-level age verification laws take hold, we're about 3 months from a real-time GPS-located database of verified children for creeps, politicians, and rich Ep-style people to use."

Why are several other 'software freedom' organizations silent on the matter?

World leaders and corporate bosses are slowly cobbling together a digital 'singularity' system to monitor and control all human activity via AI-controlled systems. The plan is to extend the reach of this AI into every app, operating system, and device of every citizen, maintaining 24/7/365 real time monitoring of everything you do.

Different facets of the planned system are being individually implemented across an array of countries. The speech control system is implemented in Britain and being tested there. The social credit system is implemented in China and being tested there. The fake news and propaganda system is heavily implemented in the United States.

#AgeVerification in your operating system is a building block of the #SingularitySurveillanceSystem (#SSS). This system has been long in the planning and now the hidden hand is acting through its corporate and government storefronts to begin #Panopticon construction one building block at a time.

#GameOfDrones #Singularity #CBDC #Currency #Money #SocialCredit #Government #Economy #Enslavement #CreepingControl #ControlGrid

California's age verification law empowers malicious actors with a grooming tool to narrow down the hunt for children.

Age Verification Mandates: The ‘Protect the Kids’ Scam That’s Building a Permanent Surveillance Grid

https://youtu.be/lqt5czOckdw

#AgeVerification

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

California's computer age verification law is poison. The new California age verification law is a version of INGSOC's telescreen watching you. And the usual self-proclaimed software freedom fighters are AWOL as this attack on your freedom is executed.

Don't listen to apologists who claim this isn't a big deal. It is a huge deal. This law is not about protecting children. The California law is a ruse for laying the foundation and precedent for mandatory remote control of all operating systems. They are using children as a shield for their true intentions. It's called a 'subterfuge' or a 'pretext' to hide the real rationale. And in politics subterfuge is very common. These politicians don't care about your children. They care about control and information is control. Compliance with California's new law is highly corrosive to free software and deadly to personal privacy.

With the mandatory age verification API in place, legislators can later add more laws mandating retrieval of even more privacy-invasive information just to install and use any operating system. This is Big Brother's telescreen in your living room. And the Linux community is nearly silent on the matter, instead focused on artificial intelligence investment.

Where were the software freedom organizations when California was mandating installation of #spyware in all free and open source operating systems? Did they oppose it? Or did they support it by silence? The California age verification law is the greatest threat to software freedom in recent history., striking right at the root of software installation for all users. Yet (((crickets))).

Is silence really tacit support?

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

Where were they when this mandatory spyware infrastructure was being shoved down our throats? Where were the self-proclaimed software freedom fighters? Where were the calls to action? I didn't see any.

Is silence golden ... or is gold buying silence?

Let these organizations know that you oppose California's age verification spyware law and that you expect them to rally in defense of true software freedom--freedom from government oversight of your software systems. Parents--and not the spyware state--should protect their children. The government is neither your parent nor your god nor your savior and the people should send a clear message stating that.

California, stay out of my operating system! And stay the hell away from children!

@eff@mastodon.social
@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev
@fsf@hostux.social
@osi@opensource.org
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org

#AgeVerification #Linux #EFF #OSI #LinuxFoundation #FSF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Spyware #OpenSource #OperatingSystems #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Panopticon #BigBrother #Government

CC: @laffer1@bsd.network @leo@twit.social @MichaelRoss@social.linux.pizza @rms@mastodon.xyz @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org @TechDesk@flipboard.social @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

Alt...

A crowd of sillouettes of people stands in front of a giant telescreen depicting a single giant eye watching them.

"California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don't have development time or a plan in place for this."

Alt...

California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don't have development time or a plan in place for this.