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EU Draft Act Would Force ID Checks to Use Online Services

Original: Once again, in the name of 'Child Safety', the EU are drafting an act that enforces invasive personally identifyable inf

Critics say the EU is drafting a new act that would require invasive personal identification from anyone using online services, again justified as child safety. The reported text would classify games as online services, extending measures similar to those already applied to Discord. Opponents call it a privacy overreach that risks exposing adults' data.

Why now: Privacy advocates are alarmed that the EU's latest child-safety proposal would mandate identity checks for everyday internet use.

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• Once again, in the name of 'Child Safety', the EU are drafting an act that enforces invasive personally identifyable information gathering measures for the very act of 'using online services' (similar to what the EU enforced on Discord). Games are being defined under 'online… · nudlan · 4

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