Not that it isn’t equally stupid but the correct statement would be: “[…] forcing operating system makers to include age assurance at the operating system level parents can optionally activate”.
or “Yes, we know parent are idiots that can’t be bothered to actually parent. So we need to give them an one-click solution for something elementary they simply refuse to do.”
This is clearly a foot in the door situation. A couple of months after this law becomes encorcable, the option will be turned on by default and can optionally be turned off. A couple months later it can only be turned off with an actual ID check. Boom, complete transparency who does what and where on the internet.
I do see your point on the other hand I trust the German legal system to honour the rights of the people and that they would cancel this law if it would devolve to that.
I don’t.
Sometimes it feels like a concerning amount of parents don’t actually want to parent their child, but just sit them in front of a display and not be bothered until bedtime
I guess that’s what happens when you’re essentially peer pressured into procreating.
Overall this seems to be the most reasonable approach to the whole issue so far.
Parents set up a child account on the device. The OS enforces what applications are available and that browsers are launched in some kind of child mode. The browser communicates to websites that the user is underage, for example by sending a http header. Websites check that header and can decide if they allow this user or not.
With this approach I see no glaring privacy issues compared to the recent push for digital ID laws and nobody will have to call their ISP to enable porn mode.
No.
My computer and my home should be controlled by me and I should be responsible for my children. Yes, that means I have to know how to configure any systems and talk with my children as needed for our home and their well being. I have to be the adult in the home, not the tech provider.
Internet und Handyverträge sind ab 18, vllt sollten Kinder das halt nicht benutzen. Auto dürfen Kinder ja auch nicht fahren
This is what should have been done in the first place.
The phone (and family account) can establish age, then save a token that can be used privately by websites to authenticate age without making everyone divulge their face picture, ID, and private info to some rando 3rd party site.
As a parent, I’m totally OK with that. I want my kid to have a phone to stay in touch with friends, look up info, and play games. You know, kid stuff. I don’t want to hand over a portal into hardcore porn, violence, and stupid bullshit before they are old enough to process it all.
I don’t imagine any serious web or app developer wanting kids trolling around their sites, creating legal liabilities for them.
