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EFF launches Age Verification Hub

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347 points iamnothere | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 20:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Also: We built a resource hub to fight back against age verification https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/age-verification-comin...
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fragmede ◴[11 Dec 25 20:12 UTC] No.46236497[source]▶
* for the US Internet. Internet access, even on cafe shop wifi, in India is trace backable to the ID of the user already.
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Kozmik1 ◴[11 Dec 25 20:14 UTC] No.46236540[source]▶
How would internet access in a coffee shop be traced to the specific user?
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greenavocado ◴[11 Dec 25 20:18 UTC] No.46236584[source]▶
In Switzerland you are forced to receive an SMS code to your phone on every portal in every public space everywhere to establish your identity on every network. No SMS = No public wifi anywhere in Switzerland.
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1. elashri ◴[11 Dec 25 20:25 UTC] No.46236659{3}[source]▶
The reason is that the law in Switzerland requires identification of the user of free internet services [1]. So it is not just common practice

[1] https://www.gva.ch/Site/Passagers/Shopping/Services/Business...