This afternoon.
Ultan Mashup writes:
Apple notice about age of consent being raised to 16…REPEEL!
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This afternoon.
Ultan Mashup writes:
Apple notice about age of consent being raised to 16…REPEEL!
Is this a Phishing email?
Apple ID gives the email address, someone wasn’t paying attention redacting that
Will Ultan’s ma and da not give their approval, is that the issue?
*Fionn’s ma and da
*Sarcasm alert
Well done on highlighting GDPR changes by leaking a personal email address.
Age of Consent raised? There never was an Age of Consent until last Friday.
Is that what she told you?
BOOM!
Digtial age of consent raised to 16
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/government-loses-vote-as-dáil-backs-16-as-age-of-digital-consent-1.3497921
It’s largely unenforceable and teens will ignore it.
Anyone remember Bebo?
So why do it?
It is consistent with teens not being allowed to enter legal contracts. The higher age will have consequences for companies like Facebook and Google, so they cannot knowingly target under 16s without parental consent. (Apple makes money selling fashion gadgets and does a lot less evil spying than other companies.) It is still unlikely to cause them anything more than minor annoyance, the ad machine will continue.
It was never anything other than 16 to begin with. GDPR allows countries to set their own Digital Age of Consent, between 13 & 16, but if they choose not to it’s 16 by default.