• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    14 hours ago

    It’s already started, for porn. The kids don’t have to prove their age, they don’t have proper ID. So EVERYONE ELSE has to prove THEIR ages, and if you can’t, you are assumed to be underage.

    See how well that works for the Nazis? Now they get to identify EVERYBODY who is on the Internet with their legal IDs, and they will know exactly who posted that nasty meme of Trump.

    But it’s okay, because it protects the children.

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      9 hours ago

      Exactly. I don’t think it’s a surprise this all aligns with companies like palantir collecting people’s images into their database. I have a feeling on the backend these identities will all be used to track people online. Photos of faces and their identities is about to become a hot commodity.

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        Photos aren’t going to help them track people online, that’s to track people in real life. With a database of images, they can use facial recognition software to track people wherever they go. Right now, they only have legal access to mug shots, which is all they should have. But with a database of normal citizens, they can track ANYBODY, and they don’t have the right to do that.

        Imagine if your employer, or a stalker, or some HOA bitch, or overzealous law enforcement, or a lawyer, or an insurance company, etc. wants to hire them to see what you are up to?

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          53 minutes ago

          I don’t see how what we’re saying is different?

          They’re going to tie people to their online activities as well as offline. If anyone shows up to a protest, they’ll be able to take photos and search for every account you are associated with. Think about the smear they could create with Alex if they had this fully operational now.

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      13 hours ago

      While the ID shit is godawful, that’s not at all how it works in any implementation out there right now. There have even been multiple breaches of these systems, further demonstrating their issues, but you know what hasn’t been in any of the breaches/leaks?

      Direct connection between ID and uniquely identifiable user information.

      If I’m wrong about this I’d love to know, but as far as I am aware the ID leaks have not had shit like email address attached.