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Age Verification as Mass Surveillance Infrastructure
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Age verification laws in Brazil, the UK, and the US are establishing markets for biometric identity verification that also function as surveillance systems. Investor Peter Thiel controls both the surveillance analytics company Palantir and funds the identity verification company Persona through Founders Fund, creating a coordinated legislative demand for these services.
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- Praise: The idea of using cryptographic protocols for age verification could enhance privacy, allowing users to verify their age without exposing personal information, which is crucial in today's digital landscape.
- Concern: The reliance on LLMs for research can lead to misleading conclusions, as the generated content often lacks logical coherence and fails to substantiate claims with credible sources.