Posted on Feb 25, 2023
Republican legislation sparks "Big Brother" overreach concerns
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With Republicans and Democrats at the state and federal level pushing bills designed to protect young people from accessing obscene or harmful content on the internet, Big Tech companies are facing a reckoning over child safety.
However, some are concerned the very same measures lawmakers are pushing to protect children could erode people's right to privacy and put those they seek to protect at even greater risk of cybercrimes.
Earlier this year, a new law in Louisiana went into effect requiring internet users in the state to provide government identification to prove they're at least 18 years or older before being able to access websites containing pornographic material. Meanwhile, a similar proposal filed by Arizona Republicans this week seeks to go even further, with language so broad critics claim it could ban minors from accessing streaming services like Hulu or Netflix, the Arizona Mirror reported Tuesday.
However, some are concerned the very same measures lawmakers are pushing to protect children could erode people's right to privacy and put those they seek to protect at even greater risk of cybercrimes.
Earlier this year, a new law in Louisiana went into effect requiring internet users in the state to provide government identification to prove they're at least 18 years or older before being able to access websites containing pornographic material. Meanwhile, a similar proposal filed by Arizona Republicans this week seeks to go even further, with language so broad critics claim it could ban minors from accessing streaming services like Hulu or Netflix, the Arizona Mirror reported Tuesday.
Republican legislation sparks "Big Brother" overreach concerns
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The industry could deploy a number of tools to enforce those protections, Balkam added. However, those could have their own pitfalls.
Ideally, such a mechanism would deploy tools like age estimation software, which uses a computer's onboard camera to estimate a user's age, or even an identity profile assigned at one's birth, Balkam said. However, politicians' mistrust of social media companies, as well as users' own reluctance to store their information online, could present obstacles.
"I don't really think we live in that world, and I don't think we necessarily want to live in that world," Balkam said. "So there's that issue between effectiveness versus invasiveness."
..."The industry could deploy a number of tools to enforce those protections, Balkam added. However, those could have their own pitfalls.
Ideally, such a mechanism would deploy tools like age estimation software, which uses a computer's onboard camera to estimate a user's age, or even an identity profile assigned at one's birth, Balkam said. However, politicians' mistrust of social media companies, as well as users' own reluctance to store their information online, could present obstacles.
"I don't really think we live in that world, and I don't think we necessarily want to live in that world," Balkam said. "So there's that issue between effectiveness versus invasiveness."
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