Government look to impose mandatory age verification on UK Smartphones

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/government-look-to-impose-mandatory-age-verification-on-uk-smartphones.html

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manualoverride@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1d

What is the best way to ensure you can associate the user with their advertising ID are really over 18, by using a genuine government ID, like a driving licence.

Totally unrelated but I heard a massive data leak means you can buy pretty much anyone’s driving licence for $100 on the dark web, politicians, celebs, that neighbour you don’t like. Crazy world we’re living in eh?!

lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1d

The children have access to child nudity - of their own bodies!

We need to develop self-locking clothing, and only adults over 18 are allowed to undress themselves

(this is about the same level of insanity)

RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 1d (5 replies)

This won't actually affect anybody because all the smartphones are made in China not the UK ☝️🤓

zer0squar3d@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1d (4 replies)

Also impossible to enforce, second hand market exists.

jnod4@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1d (3 replies)

Just make the owning of an unverified phone be illegal and criminalised

manualoverride@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d (2 replies)

Should make thinking about obtaining an unverified phone illegal too, then we can stop people before they get one.

eleijeep@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1d (1 reply)

What if I think about my neighbour obtaining an unverified phone? Will they arrest him?

RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 1d

Yes, but also you as an accomplice.

vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 2 pts · 15h