kim_harding ✅
Some politicians want to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled
Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon
The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all

Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz

The Guardian
Mar 22 at 3:29pmWeb
Show threadAlohilaniMar 22
@kim_harding I too believe that collecting significant amounts of highly sensitive personal information is haphazard, and dangerous for users.
Show threadEelcoMar 22

@kim_harding Age checking systems dont have to collect sensitive data.

There are privacy aware mechanisms to do these checks without collecting and storing sensitive data. See https://yivi.app/en/

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