Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agoUK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfullyico.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down14
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minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·3 hours agoNot enough. Not nearly.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 hours agoThe article says Reddit isn’t protecting the privacy of children while contradicting itself by saying it needs age verification for this…. in reality this leads to user profiling and data breaches. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/ https://techlore.tech/the-free-speech-grift-how-politicians-tricked-you-into-demanding-surveillance/
Not enough. Not nearly.
The article says Reddit isn’t protecting the privacy of children while contradicting itself by saying it needs age verification for this…. in reality this leads to user profiling and data breaches.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/
https://techlore.tech/the-free-speech-grift-how-politicians-tricked-you-into-demanding-surveillance/