State and federal Internet ID age requirements are hell-bent on turning
the Internet into a Chinese-style Internet nightmare
The new Utah Internet ID age laws signed today -- and what other states
and the feds are moving toward in the same realm -- will destroy social
media and much else of the Internet as we know it.
Vast numbers of people will refuse to participate in any government
ID-based scheme for age verification, no matter how secure and
compartmented it is claimed to be (e.g. through third-party
verifiers).
Many persons, rightly concerned about basic privacy rights, already
use different names and specify different birthdays on different
sites, to avoid being subjected to horrific problems in the case of
data breaches, and to avoid being tracked across sites discussing
unrelated topics.
These government moves are clear steps on the way toward creating a
Chinese-style Internet where every individual's Internet usage is
tracked and monitored by the government, creating a vast and continuous
climate of fear, oppression, and government control.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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