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submitted 4 months ago by Salix@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

The Spanish government has a plan to prevent kids from watching porn online: Meet the porn passport.

Officially (and drily) called the Digital Wallet Beta (Cartera Digital Beta), the app Madrid unveiled on Monday would allow internet platforms to check whether a prospective smut-watcher is over 18. Porn-viewers will be asked to use the app to verify their age. Once verified, they'll receive 30 generated “porn credits” with a one-month validity granting them access to adult content. Enthusiasts will be able to request extra credits.

You have to request more porn credits from the government if you need more? Don't want the government to be tracking this data of you. This is a privacy issue

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[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 4 months ago

Kids can torrent my dude. Been doing it since I was like 13, and that's only because before that I was using limewire, then frostwire, then bearshare, then I found torrents because TPB took over. I've been pirating since I was like 9.

That is to say: This dumb ass bullshit isn't even going to work.

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago

I come from a state that has officially mandated that porn websites must verify your age to use them for years. There were many websites that just didn’t give a fuck. X videos in particular. They do now require you to hit a button saying “I’m 18” to process, but I think my point stands.

These laws do nothing, really.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 months ago

The "I'm 18/21" button on websites has been around since I was a kid in the 90s, used to have to input the "actual" date too so I was born 01/01/1970 according to a lot of now defunct porn sites lol. Also still in use on tobacco, vape, alcohol, and gun websites as well.

But yeah as I am am example of, lying is always possible lol. I guess this passport or the ID thing in some states is supposed to hinder that, but torrent sites throw a wrench into any censorship efforts and they're already illegal, they won't play ball with the ID bullshit, ever.

[-] don@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

former average dc++ enjoyer here, there’s like 6 of us

[-] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

There's half a dozens of us!

[-] mihor@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Please, I've been pirating on C64 before I even got the concept of pirating.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago

Oohhh someone was born earlier and that makes them the coolest guy ever! "Please" lol.

Jerk-off motion/eye-roll combo.

[-] mihor@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Umm, didn't mean to deride you, sorry that I wasn't clear enough about that, I should've been more precise. What I meant to say was that I was pirating before I knew what pirating even meant. I was not old enough at the time and it was in the good old times of C64 when people weren't generally aware of piracy.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 4 months ago

The "please" at the beginning of a statement (not a question) like that is typically used to patronize or condescend, usually only used when being hostile or dismissive. If English isn't your first language I can understand the misunderstanding.

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