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Is GPS private? by mrnngglry in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I’m not an expert but I do not believe GPS transmits much data by itself. It would be what your service provider, apps, websites do with that GPS derived location data.

Some ideas re: age verification by mrnngglry in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

That is intentional. It provides a reasonable approximation of age while maintaining privacy. The big gaping hole someone pointed out to me is who gets to determine what is blocked? I don’t have a great answer for that. I imagine it would be the type of thing settled in courts. Personally, my biggest concerns are social media and access to AI. I think those two things are more harmful to the development of young minds and their mental wellbeing than anything NSFW.

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Some ideas re: age verification (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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There has been a lot of swirl around various pieces of age verification legislation and how different platforms and operating system developers are responding. I believe strongly in privacy and that the responsibility for the online activities of children is that of the parents. That said, as a parent, I think we need better tools available, especially for those who are less technically inclined. Here are my ideas:

A standard needs to be established that is open source and cross platform.
It should run at the OS level.
It should be controlled by someone with administrator access to the device / OS (a parent in the case of devices used by children).
It should be completely optional for that administrator whether they want to turn it on or not.
The only input should be birth year of the child whose account is being set up. No other personally identifiable info should be included.
All relevant sites/apps/platforms such as social media and NSFW sites should be required to honor the age indicator.

It needs to be assumed that at some point, any kid who really wants to learn will find a way to circumvent any controls but parents do need better tools.

Colorado proposing Bill to move age verification to Operating System rather than web site by mrnngglry in c/technology@lemmy.world

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

Are you telling me I can’t fire my kids if they find a way around? Seriously though, my kids are still relatively young so the pihole solution should work for a bit. Neither will figure out how to change DNS settings for a while.

Colorado proposing Bill to move age verification to Operating System rather than web site by mrnngglry in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

As a parent, I wish someone would develop a cross platform, open source, parental control tool that preserves privacy while allowing for strong controls that are simple to use. The best I could come up with is a separate instance of Pihole that any device my kids use is linked to. It would be nice if there was a software option or something implemented in hardware that allowed parents to register the device with the user's age (no identifying info). Laws could then be passed forcing certain websites and apps to reject any users under a certain age. The restrictions could automatically lift when the user reaches a predetermined age. I'm not an expert so there are probably aspects of this I haven't thought through but it seems better than what has been implemented so far.

The bloat is coming from inside the house! by mrnngglry in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time.

Supergrass - I Should Coco by mrnngglry in c/vinyl@lemmy.world

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

Fantastic album but picture discs are trash for sound. Cool collector’s item though.

European Parliament blocks AI on lawmakers’ devices, citing security risks by mrnngglry in c/technology@lemmy.world

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

Good! The fact that it isn’t being banned in more places is surprising to me. No government should allow their employees or contractors to use it. Any company who deals with sensitive info should ban it. It should never be allowed in schools.

Colorado proposing Bill to move age verification to Operating System rather than web site by mrnngglry in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Why can’t we just have better parental controls? I’m a parent and I do want to protect my kids but I will not upload a photo or anything else.