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
All government powers should be looked at as monkey's paw wishes. Read the law and try to come up with as malicious an interpretation or use case as possible - you can almost guarantee that it will be used that way eventually.