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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 days ago

Online age checks create a pointless privacy risk

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Online age checks create a pointless privacy risk

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 days ago
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New cybersecurity research indicates that one of the world's leading age verification providers collects and shares highly sensitive personal data—including facial photos and device fingerprints—with third parties. The research also reveals that most websites that require age verification don't enforce the policy.
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    one of the world’s leading age verification providers collects and shares highly sensitive personal data

    There’s the point right there, liberal.

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    The data brokers enjoying the boom might argue that the privacy risk is the point

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