122 All websites accessible in the UK with anything not "safe for kids" will have to enforce real time facial recognition age verification informed by Government issued photo ID. (reclaimthenet.org) posted 1 day ago by TheOpiner 1 day ago by TheOpiner +122 / -0 UK's Ofcom to Enforce Age Verification Using Facial Recognition Under Online "Safety" Act The move could set a global precedent for facial recognition in online age verification. 54 comments share 54 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I'm just old enough to remember that "no mandatory government ID! For anything!" was once a conservative talking point in the united states.
Funny what a little promise of convenience, and claims of fixing a system that was intentionally broken, can do to change priorities.