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▲ iamnothere 2 hours ago

For a project attempting to track these and coordinate technical resistance, see: https://github.com/AntiSurv/oss-anti-surveillance

These bills also need to be opposed on a legal/political level.

Something I realized last night is that people who lie about their age to send false signals may inadvertently open themselves up to CFAA liability (a felony). So this is a serious matter for users who want to maintain anonymity.

▲gzread an hour ago | parent [-]

I believe CFAA talks about exceeding authorization, not just typing in things that are not true.

▲iamnothere an hour ago | parent [-]

CFAA has been narrowed in scope through legal decisions but AFAIK it still applies to anyone using false information to bypass security measures. In my view, a federal prosecutor could easily make the argument that age gating is a security measure. You’re welcome to be a test case if you disagree!

▲dml2135 an hour ago | parent [-]

But are you bypassing a security measure if you provide false information, when true information would also have let you pass?

▲iamnothere 44 minutes ago | parent [-]

Again, you’re welcome to be a test case.

I do think there is a stronger case against the next under-18 Aaron Swartz, who will get hit with 200 felonies for setting his age wrong (one felony per app/service) after pissing off someone important.

▲ryanmcbride 29 minutes ago | parent [-]

I'm more than happy to be a test case. I'm pushing 40 but I will do every single thing in my power to give false information to the surveillance machine.

If I get arrested for lying about my age, when I'm of age, then they could probably get me on a whim already anyway. No point in trying to fall in line.

▲iamnothere 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

Another one I just thought of is when they arrest a parent for setting their 17 year old kid’s age to 18 (again under CFAA) because said parent thinks the kid is mature enough to access whatever the hell they want to. Easy to imagine in a red state, especially if the kid tells others about their 18+ access.