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Harper also warns that embedding age verification at the device level could create new privacy risks. Because the system would broadcast a user's age category to apps that request it, critics argue it could introduce a persistent age-tracking layer across devices and online services.

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[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 7 points 14 hours ago

People will smart homes need to give their ID to the fridge before they can open it and get food out, to the lamp before they can have light, to their bed before they can sleep. (I'm laughing at them if it passes)