'There’s a lot more we can do to protect children online, but a tide of 'online safety' laws won’t help,' JasonReed624 writes.
, but the government is determined to see it through. Bafflingly, U.S. legislators now seem intent on copying Britain’s strategy.
Maryland’s bill proclaims to prioritize privacy. It requires websites to verify their users’ ages. That means online service providers must impose verification checks, collecting identification from those who click on their website. Compelling internet users to hand over their personal information anytime they want to sign up for an online service is a bizarre way of promoting online"privacy," to say the least.
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