alt Hacker NewsUS should first implement a national identifier that can be used for healthcare purposes before implementing age verification, that would be a lot more helpful.
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throwa356262 • today at 2:49 PM
Oh, but that could be used for voting and we don't want that.
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someguyiguess • today at 2:24 PM
Yes but they would need a functional healthcare system first.
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mindslight • today at 2:04 PM
The US should first implement an equivalent to the GDPR that puts a stop to the ongoing abuses of the current identification systems. After we see that is working, then we can talk about increasing the technical strength of identification systems.
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There have been bills in the past like "The improved digital identity act of 2023" that never get out of committee. The latest incarnation seems to be "H.R.7270 - Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act of 2026". There almost always have one republican and one democratic sponsor. But they don't seem to rise to the level of urgency to get past the current dysfunction in congress.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7270...