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Apple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressure (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 23 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

That's because these ghouls don't actually care how old you are, they just wanna know what you're doing at all times.

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

Nah, they just want money, is all.

[–] timwa@lemmy.snowgoons.ro 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You think they don't already? Can you even use an iPhone without an Apple ID? I'm fairly sure you couldn't install any apps without one, and if you've ever paid for anything they definitely already have your real data.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean it has the user's ID.

[–] timwa@lemmy.snowgoons.ro -1 points 3 hours ago

They know the user's identity - they have the name and home address on the credit card used to pay.

If you mean "it doesn't have the user's ID card", well that's true. But that's mainly because the UK doesn't actually have an ID card or national ID database/reference number, so NO operator in the UK has "the user's ID" in that sense.