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Britain has a face check? For what?
The new Online Safety Act over there. They make you scan your face and follow instructions (step forward, turn left, open your mouth, etc.) to access a lot of websites now. It's creepy, and something similar seems to be being pushed in every western country simultaneously now.
They've the same for banks now here. Very creepy.
Just to be clear the law doesn't say you have to scan your face. That's just one option to verify a persons age and websites (and users) are choosing that method. I believe other options are to use a credit card or maybe show some kind of government ID. It's all fucked but the government aren't making people scan their faces, that's just one viable method.
The stated reason is to protect children from porn and such. The real reason maybe (as it often is whenever they say it is about protecting children) an excuse to extend surveillance as much as possible.
Every "for the children!" law is always just about control. If they actually cared about children, these governments would pass laws or take actions that actually help. I imagine asking a kid if they feel their government does things to make them safe, they'd probably go "dafuq?" or "no."
I am probably on the same side as you are, but I was trying to give TacoButtPlug a somewhat measured answer to a seemingly genuine question. I try to start out appearing as a lukewarm lunatic before cranking the heat up to raving.
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