Valve: “We need a credit card on file to prove you’re 18”

Me: “My account is 23 years old”

Valve: “That just proves your account is old”

Me: “A credit card just proves you know someone with a credit card”

Ok this is interesting.

The desktop app has no such restrictions, only mobile.

@SecurityWriter using a desktop is dating yourself. as an old fart.
@yetzt @SecurityWriter But, it’s steam. How can you play games without a desktop.

@yetzt

"I'm dating myself, because someone has to."

@SecurityWriter

@yetzt @SecurityWriter

and, what's more, over 18.

@yetzt @SecurityWriter Them's fighting words!

@yetzt @SecurityWriter which is funny, because both my kids use computers mostly, not phones.

This explains why my 11 yo daughter has had no problems circumventing the under-16s ban

@sortius maybe being an old fart is more of a vibe, or maybe it's a retro trend like flared pants, that's getting cool again with whatever letter generation eleven year olds are.
@sortius (or maybe you're a big nerd and just passed that on)
@yetzt geek, but, yeh... I have modeled both my kids after my geeky life 😆
Oh, good old product silos, still keeping things consistent. /s
@SecurityWriter my favorite is apps that offer webauthn features on their mobile app, but desktop doesn't offer 2FA? Da fuq? Do they have an actual fucking potato doing their threat modeling?
@SecurityWriter sounds like something to reverse, then build a cracktro for! :D