Overall, I support the goal of keeping children away from potentially ***** images until they have the intellectual and emotional maturity to process them. I'll spare you the litany of things I've things I've encountered on the internet that have made even a jaded person like me say, "What the f*ck is wrong with people?!?". (Of course, I also said that about the Game of Thrones writers this week after episode 5.
😖) Unfortunately, I've yet to see a way of implementing that goal other than diligent, involved, tech-savvy parenting and even that's not foolproof.
Here's a video that explains many of the things wrong with the current proposal, including things that have already been mentioned above:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCM6Uq7CAnU.
For those that (justifiably) don't want to give out their personal data, AgeID also supports something called a PortesCard voucher that can be bought from numerous outlets in the UK just by showing your proof of age (e.g. driver's license, passport) and paying 4.99 pounds. The provides a completely anonymous codeword that can be configured into the Portes app on your phone to verify yourself via AgeID when you go to a restricted site. However, there are two issues. First, the codeword is only good for one year, after which you'll need to pay 4.99 again if you want to keep viewing restricted sites. Secondly, unless the UK also defines and enforces laws that prevent inappropriate resale, anyone over 18 can make easy money by buying these vouchers and selling them at a profit to their ***** friends, rendering the whole plan ineffective. Regardless, this looks to be very lucrative for AgeID/Portes and it makes me wonder whether anyone in the UK goverment will be getting a slice of that pie as well.
💰😈 Thoughts?