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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task,
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Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task, Even for Experts
http://j.mp/MfX37L (New York Times)
"Just how hard can it be to verify the age of a person online? After
all, privacy experts have been complaining for years about how much
advertisers know about people who use the Internet. The answer, it
turns out, is very hard."
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And even if you establish a Big Brother database and force everyone to
use biometric IDs all the time -- people will still find ways to evade
the systems, en masse. The bottom line: It may not be immortality,
but in key ways and from a practical standpoint we're all ageless on
the Internet.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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