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forgetfreemantoday at 7:38 PM1 replyview on HN

Nah, we definitely need identity and age verification, if for no other reason than it strips tech companies and data brokers of plausible deniability. They already know who you are and by extension your age, this fight is very much about tech companies avoiding consequences.


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triceratopstoday at 7:49 PM

> we definitely need identity and age verification...it strips tech companies and data brokers of plausible deniability

> this fight is very much about tech companies avoiding consequences.

If I follow your logic, you seem to be saying: tech companies could easily not target kids if they wanted to, but they don't. That may be true, but I don't see why violating everyone's privacy is the only way to prove it.