cm0002@lemmings.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 day agoOn the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. stateslists.ubuntu.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkOn the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. stateslists.ubuntu.comcm0002@lemmings.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 day agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoIt’s not though. It’s literally asking the user “how old are you?” and not even caring if they lie. It’s not even requiring a date, just a number of years.
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours ago It’s not even requiring a date, just a number of years. Several posts in the mailing list thread specifically mention adding Y, M, D fields for DOB.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoAs an option, so it can automatically increment the brackets.
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoWhich gives away the whole birthday because applications requesting the age bracket can memorize values and notice what day they change.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThat is a good point. Websites also if they are visited daily or if a web beacon or such can access the API. Manually adjusting the brackets until 18+ (or just lying about the precise date) would grant more privacy. I can see making that trade-off though.
It’s not though. It’s literally asking the user “how old are you?” and not even caring if they lie. It’s not even requiring a date, just a number of years.
Several posts in the mailing list thread specifically mention adding Y, M, D fields for DOB.
As an option, so it can automatically increment the brackets.
Which gives away the whole birthday because applications requesting the age bracket can memorize values and notice what day they change.
That is a good point. Websites also if they are visited daily or if a web beacon or such can access the API.
Manually adjusting the brackets until 18+ (or just lying about the precise date) would grant more privacy. I can see making that trade-off though.