alt Hacker News> or a boolean value "yes this person is over 18"
It would be detrimental to the cause, which is to collect everyone's ID.
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itintheory • yesterday at 2:44 PM
Whose cause? I think the government already has our IDs, given that they issued them.
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dgabriel • yesterday at 5:29 PM
We don't want your static ID, we want where and what you are at this moment in order to better tune the algorithm. Your ID is frozen in time, so at any given moment, big tech knows more about you than the government does. IDs are only good for minimal verification purposes.
downrightmike • yesterday at 5:30 PM
Its actually to leak your gov't ID so data brokers can soak it up
estearum • yesterday at 2:26 PM
QAnon for nerds
Whilst this is OP's point, the reality is the majority of big tech companies have been treating user data like radioactive waste for 10+ years.
Most user data is of minimal economic value, until you leak it, and then suddenly there are millions of euros of fines headed your way.
Better to not hold the data in the first place.