Don't get me wrong, I'm all for privacy. But between setting up the birthdate when creating my children's local account on their computers, and having to send a copy of their ID to every platform under the sun, I'd easily chose the former.
I'd even agree to a simple protocol (HTTP X-Over-18 / X-Over-21 headers?) to that.
But between setting up the birthdate when creating my children's local account on their computers, and having to send a copy of their ID to every platform under the sun, I'd easily chose the former.
This is how they move the goalpost. They changed the argument.
You currently can just create a local account - period. It's yours. No tracking. No personal info.
But now you're accepting that you're willing to give a third party information, even just a little.
The next argument is: "If giving your age is okay, why not your home address?"
This is what police do to fish information out of you.
I'd even agree to a simple protocol (HTTP X-Over-18 / X-Over-21 headers?) to that.
In a era where privacy conscious people don't even connect their TV to the internet... This is okay to you?
You went from "Why do they want my information?"
To
"I'm not concerned with sharing my age. But how should we do it?"