Users claim Discord's age verification can be tricked with video game characters
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#2If it works for video game characters, why not just any random actor? There's going to be plenty of footage available of them in various positions to get around the can't use just one image "security" feature.
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#3The fact another story on the front page is about a User Verification site having a massive leak is pretty relevant (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44684373)
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#4 > government passes law that requires companies to age verify users
> said government provides no way to actually verify a human's age
> hilarity ensuesRe: Users claim Discord's age verification can be tricked with video game characters
#5I think the way discords setup works is reasonable. It’s an on-device model that only submits the outcome of the scan to the platform.
I hope they just improve that performance, rather than see this and back out of it entirely and require ID checks.
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#6Age verification should be made on OS or firmware level when buying a device. And not by sending your passport scan to random companies with dubious data collection practices.
A law must mandate that an "adult" version of OS (or device) may be sold only to adult users. It is not difficult for Microsoft/Apple to implement this yet they do not want to for some reason.
This would allow more reliable age verification, without revealing identity of account owners. Well, maybe the govt wants exactly the opposite.
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#7Am I the only one who sees website appear for a split second and become completely blank white?
(iOS Safari)
Okay turning off content blockers did the trick. AdGuard was blocking the whole site for some reason.
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#9The one good thing about the stupid age verification is it stimulates thinking outside the box in kids :)
Re: Users claim Discord's age verification can be tricked with video game characters
#10Age verification should be made on OS or firmware level when buying a device. And not by sending your passport scan to random companies with dubious data collection practices. A law must mandate that an "adult" version of OS (or device) may be sold only to adult users. It is not difficult for Microsoft/Apple to implement this yet they do not want to for some reason. This would allow more reliable age verification, wi…
I can tell how this would be implemented. Microsoft rolls their own awkward standard nobody asked for. Other major companies try to use a somewhat common standard.
The Industrie enforces new rules and suddenly it costs $150000 and has awkward requirements to get your OS certified adult.
For the years to come only the most recent windows versions and customer devices like phones will work. No Linux will pay to get a standard they haven't asked for. Embed devices will stop working as more and more stuff gets simply flagged "adult only"
Just don't ... :)
Edit:// see Silverlight, or why it took years until something like Netflix was even legally technically possible