Age verification is the surveillance nobody voted for
CoinDesk·
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KOSA and Chat Control are backtracking on their most-criticized measures, but surprisingly, both platforms are maintaining mandatory age verification, a contentious mechanism that transforms anonymous browsing into identified browsing for all users. This move has sparked concerns about increased surveillance, with Billions CEO Evin McMullen warning of a "quiet mechanism" eroding user anonymity.
KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their most-criticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, the quiet mechanism that turns anonymous browsing into identified browsing for all of us, argues Billions CEO Evin McMullen.