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[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You think its OK to ask kids for this info who don't know any better?

Depending on your use cases this can be completely acceptable.

No, it isn't. Think about what you are saying.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean that if someone wants to self host matrix just to chat with a small group of friends they can just as well use Discord. The age verification is about access to restricted servers. You can still use it for your private servers without sending any documents.

No one is asking kids to send their data. They are asking adults to verify they are adults. Why would kids verify that their are kids? As for kids sending their data for no reason I think it's up the their parents to teach them how to use internet.

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

In a world where the boogeymen of Palantir and nation-state bad actors plundering personal data are actually real, saying "no one is asking kids to send their data" is beyond naive, it's putting your head in the sand.

This is why the age verification thing is bad... IT ISNT ABOUT THE KIDS.

Both the motivation and the goal of these checkpass type systems is to collect your data!

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You started talking about kids for some reason. Now you're saying it's actually not about kids. Maybe think about it for a moment and then tell me again what the problem is.