scl on Nostr: It’s always about “safety” ...
It’s always about “safety”
quoting note1gnp…5nq4The UK’s Online Safety Act goes live in Jan, mandating “highly accurate” age checks on platforms—likely via facial recognition. The goal? Block minors. The cost? Privacy.
Ofcom’s Jon Higham says tools which analyze selfies with AI, are “pretty good” at estimating age. They claim to delete data immediately. But who audits that? Who ensures your face isn’t stored, hacked, or misused?
Platforms face huge fines (10% of global revenue) and jail time for execs if they fail. Meanwhile, the gov’t is floating ideas like banning all users under 16 if tech firms don’t comply.
This is surveillance disguised as safety. Biometric systems normalize tracking and empower censorship under the guise of protecting kids.