▲ 582 ▼ Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 1 year ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (9 children) None of my devices required any kind of sign-up/activation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social -2 points 1 year ago (8 children) I mean, great? Most mainstream devices do however, whether it's an AppleID, Google account or Microsoft account. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) It's not a requirement on Android. Like at all. My Windows 10 also isn't signed into Microsoft Account. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) There absolutely is a minimum age requirement to set up a Google account, which you can see from their Ts & Cs. Whether that is enforced is an entirely different question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) You don't need a google account to use android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No you don't, but like I say, I'm talking about the majority of users. Again though, and I'm copying this from a previous response, I think it's worth remembering that this is a suggestion, and not even originally mine. If you're happier to use the current multitude of age verification services that differ on a per-site basis, with all the security vulnerabilities, risk, and inconvenience that entails, then feel free. Or bypass them using the methods suggested. I'm literally just providing a better technical solution than has been implemented. What I'm not suggesting is "this is the answer to everyone's problem". permalink fedilink source parent [–] ragas@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (3 children) Wow now the site knows my google account, way better than sending a picture of myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) No, I don't know where you've got that idea from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) So hows this gonna verify anything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago You're welcome to Google "device-based age verification" to get any answers you need, from wiser minds than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quicky@piefed.social -2 points 1 year ago (8 children) I mean, great? Most mainstream devices do however, whether it's an AppleID, Google account or Microsoft account. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) It's not a requirement on Android. Like at all. My Windows 10 also isn't signed into Microsoft Account. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) There absolutely is a minimum age requirement to set up a Google account, which you can see from their Ts & Cs. Whether that is enforced is an entirely different question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) You don't need a google account to use android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No you don't, but like I say, I'm talking about the majority of users. Again though, and I'm copying this from a previous response, I think it's worth remembering that this is a suggestion, and not even originally mine. If you're happier to use the current multitude of age verification services that differ on a per-site basis, with all the security vulnerabilities, risk, and inconvenience that entails, then feel free. Or bypass them using the methods suggested. I'm literally just providing a better technical solution than has been implemented. What I'm not suggesting is "this is the answer to everyone's problem". permalink fedilink source parent [–] ragas@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (3 children) Wow now the site knows my google account, way better than sending a picture of myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) No, I don't know where you've got that idea from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) So hows this gonna verify anything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago You're welcome to Google "device-based age verification" to get any answers you need, from wiser minds than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) It's not a requirement on Android. Like at all. My Windows 10 also isn't signed into Microsoft Account. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) There absolutely is a minimum age requirement to set up a Google account, which you can see from their Ts & Cs. Whether that is enforced is an entirely different question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) You don't need a google account to use android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No you don't, but like I say, I'm talking about the majority of users. Again though, and I'm copying this from a previous response, I think it's worth remembering that this is a suggestion, and not even originally mine. If you're happier to use the current multitude of age verification services that differ on a per-site basis, with all the security vulnerabilities, risk, and inconvenience that entails, then feel free. Or bypass them using the methods suggested. I'm literally just providing a better technical solution than has been implemented. What I'm not suggesting is "this is the answer to everyone's problem". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quicky@piefed.social -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) There absolutely is a minimum age requirement to set up a Google account, which you can see from their Ts & Cs. Whether that is enforced is an entirely different question. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) You don't need a google account to use android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No you don't, but like I say, I'm talking about the majority of users. Again though, and I'm copying this from a previous response, I think it's worth remembering that this is a suggestion, and not even originally mine. If you're happier to use the current multitude of age verification services that differ on a per-site basis, with all the security vulnerabilities, risk, and inconvenience that entails, then feel free. Or bypass them using the methods suggested. I'm literally just providing a better technical solution than has been implemented. What I'm not suggesting is "this is the answer to everyone's problem". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) You don't need a google account to use android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No you don't, but like I say, I'm talking about the majority of users. Again though, and I'm copying this from a previous response, I think it's worth remembering that this is a suggestion, and not even originally mine. If you're happier to use the current multitude of age verification services that differ on a per-site basis, with all the security vulnerabilities, risk, and inconvenience that entails, then feel free. Or bypass them using the methods suggested. I'm literally just providing a better technical solution than has been implemented. What I'm not suggesting is "this is the answer to everyone's problem". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quicky@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No you don't, but like I say, I'm talking about the majority of users. Again though, and I'm copying this from a previous response, I think it's worth remembering that this is a suggestion, and not even originally mine. If you're happier to use the current multitude of age verification services that differ on a per-site basis, with all the security vulnerabilities, risk, and inconvenience that entails, then feel free. Or bypass them using the methods suggested. I'm literally just providing a better technical solution than has been implemented. What I'm not suggesting is "this is the answer to everyone's problem". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ragas@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (3 children) Wow now the site knows my google account, way better than sending a picture of myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) No, I don't know where you've got that idea from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) So hows this gonna verify anything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago You're welcome to Google "device-based age verification" to get any answers you need, from wiser minds than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) No, I don't know where you've got that idea from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ragas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) So hows this gonna verify anything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago You're welcome to Google "device-based age verification" to get any answers you need, from wiser minds than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) So hows this gonna verify anything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago You're welcome to Google "device-based age verification" to get any answers you need, from wiser minds than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quicky@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago You're welcome to Google "device-based age verification" to get any answers you need, from wiser minds than mine. permalink fedilink source parent