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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by vk6flab@lemmy.radio to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

The comments around the under 16 media ban seem to be missing a salient point.

In order to determine if a user is under 16, you need to determine that for every single user .. including you!

This means that your personal data will be harvested in order to determine if you are over 16 or not.

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[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

imo there's a big difference between a world where privacy is uncommon and one where privacy is unattainable

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