I’m just here to say KOSA is coming and I’ve decided that this will be the hill I die on. I’m not scanning biometrics or uploading my id. I don’t give a single shit what I get locked out of. I know this is not strictly google related but very likely many people will be pissed when they find out they need to age verify just to use a Google account. I’d like to here other people’s plans for mitigation.
Most will just fall inline with this intrusive corporate cash grab. There will also come a fresh wave of interest in privacy from those who are gaining the sense that this move isn’t what it’s being framed as. It’s a good opportunity to promote the concepts and practices behind digital sovereignty.
Context for anyone else who’s not from the US:
Thanks for posting a reference.
The bill aims to … disable “addicting” design features to minors.
Why only to minors? Don’t all people deserve protections from knowingly addictive things?
Others can get the opt out simply by not identifying themselves. Though if it were up to me, I’d require ID to get algorithmic recommendations.
I don’t know if it’s a good idea to tie our identities to the algorithms we train on our likes, dislikes, and personality. I’d rather it be mandated that ID can’t be attached to something like that.
Why not both. Require ID for algorithmic recommendations and then ban tying your ID to it.
But realistically speaking Google already knows the identity of every single user who isn’t actively trying to hide their identity. So the privacy implications are negligible.
