cm0002@lemmings.world to Linux@programming.dev · 22 天前On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. stateslists.ubuntu.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkOn the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. stateslists.ubuntu.comcm0002@lemmings.world to Linux@programming.dev · 22 天前message-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 天前 It’s not even requiring a date, just a number of years. Several posts in the mailing list thread specifically mention adding Y, M, D fields for DOB.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 天前As an option, so it can automatically increment the brackets.
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 天前Which gives away the whole birthday because applications requesting the age bracket can memorize values and notice what day they change.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 天前That is a good point. Websites also if they are visited daily or if a web beacon or such can access the API. Manually adjusting the brackets until 18+ (or just lying about the precise date) would grant more privacy. I can see making that trade-off though.
Several posts in the mailing list thread specifically mention adding Y, M, D fields for DOB.
As an option, so it can automatically increment the brackets.
Which gives away the whole birthday because applications requesting the age bracket can memorize values and notice what day they change.
That is a good point. Websites also if they are visited daily or if a web beacon or such can access the API.
Manually adjusting the brackets until 18+ (or just lying about the precise date) would grant more privacy. I can see making that trade-off though.