The end of this road is requiring a digital ID that signs all of your packets so all traffic can be classified and linked to an individual.
It’s not about age verification, this is just the “THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!” step, VPNs are the biggest threat after that, but anything that enables anonymity will be a target.
We’ll eventually get to the national security excuses or some digital equivalent of 9/11 will provide the excuse for a neo-PATRIOT act, ending digital anonymity (just give up a bit of liberty for security, no big deal!).
The end of this road is requiring a digital ID that signs all of your packets so all traffic can be classified and linked to an individual.
It’s not about age verification, this is just the “THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!” step, VPNs are the biggest threat after that, but anything that enables anonymity will be a target.
We’ll eventually get to the national security excuses or some digital equivalent of 9/11 will provide the excuse for a neo-PATRIOT act, ending digital anonymity (just give up a bit of liberty for security, no big deal!).