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The bill is a bad idea. Of course big tech likes it, more id equals higher value data they can scrape. When (if?) it arrives it'll be two seconds before some places on the web will need more to be sure the person who set up the entire phone or app is actually not under age, thus the person setting it up will have to provide id ... the bill is a anonyphobes wet dream come true.


It’s also regulatory capture. Harder for competitors to meet regulatory barriers




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