Quoting: ScottCarammellSurprised they'd do something so blatant, but given they're willing to use AI-generated content for their game it's not super surprising they'd also be pro-surveillance. goes hand-in-hand really

the discord integration was probably vibe-coded, I wonder if the fix was as well

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Quoting: PikoloIf the law actually allows applications to rely on an OS supplied age instead of forcing application authors to try to steal identity documents or face scans, this could be a privacy improvement.

Think of all the data breaches with Discord being forced by the UK government to ask for user IDs - if they could rely on a device API, that could be avoided

I don't disagree, but realistically it won't differ much from the user setting their date of birth when entering the website (like on Steam right now). It just won't have any real value for age verification. If they don't realise it now, they will soon - and inevitably come up with some more restrictions.

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Quoting: GustyGhostFree and open internet <-----------(You are here)---------------------> The Great Western Firewall

Except the firewall is built around you and the only (back)door is locked with a state-owned key.

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My understating of the mandate is the same as Jef's and I do think that all the legislators thought of is that a responsible parent, setting the account for their kid, would put a real birth date, which would then be used by apps to decide what content to serve. There are just two tiny problems - it will be facile to circumvent by any half-brained kid, and it will be heavily abused by app providers by shaping the content (especially ads) depending on the age bracket. All around a shitty idea, but completely in line with the times we live in.

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Quoting: LinasMost likely they realized that it did not protect anything either.

It protected a lot of people's wallets, which are now exposed to impulse buying. ;-)

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Quoting: doragasuAnd what about my smart light bulb? Will it have to verify my age to turn on?

Your light bulb will stream the picture to the central server where AI will evaluate your age. If you're <18, The light will automatically turn off at 22:00 so you get a proper rest before school.

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What's next, CPU checking your age?

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If trump isn't the final boss, I'm not buying.

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They touch on yet another important question here: dubious legal ground for AI "creations" and whether that can get an open source project in trouble. I imagine that in the field of code generation, the risk that AI output is just a "remix" of what it was trained on is especially big.

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I'm sure glad I already have enough games to last me a lifetime, because gem discovery is going to get quite a lot harder...

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