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Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age (itsfoss.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don’t believe for a minute that this will be a ‘give us a rough age at setup’ situation. That would be entirely too sane, and place responsibility on the parents to do anything.

Microsoft is going to want your SSN and full facial scan “to protect the children”.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

K, keeps being scared of stuff you make up in your head and watch nothing ever happen.