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I imagine this technology would be deployed to prevent kids from visiting porn, drugs & alcohol, etc. sites. Which TBH seems fine, we already ID people at bars and adult shops.

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The onus at that point is on the business to verify your age say, at the bar. This is like requiring every single person who gets into a car to prove they are of age enough to visit such establishments, regardless of whether or not they are even going to them.

We have the technology, might as well make the cars verify that we have a valid license to drive before we can use them.

There are limits to where a valid driver's license is required to drive a vehicle though. For example, offroad or on private property. You can even cross a road without having to have a drivers license.

Lets only allow the car to drive to government approved locations after requiring a government permit with approved route for the trip.

It would cut down on traffic!

We don't ID everyone only those who are borderline age wise. This would be everyone and remove privacy for all.

In my area, it's been an increasing trend that establishments that must verify age are doing so for all customers, even those who are obviously old enough.

And I don't have a problem with that. I'd have a problem if the age verification leaves a record in a database or is performed by a central entity rather than the employees of the establishment.

But we aren't writing down people's IDs when they enter a bar/adult shops and sending it to a database that can later be queried by governments.

There are a meaningful number of event security providers who are attempting to do exactly that.

They would also very much like you to install their venue app on your phone so they can track your location as you approach and exit the venue.

I have a better plan which 100% protects kids but doesn't require any verification: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37991197

Spamming this everywhere in this thread does nothing to strengthen your argument (which has a number of weaknesses you've neglected to address).

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