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New comment by DingleDodies in "When No ID Means No Internet"

DingleDodies — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:02:17 +0000

Absolutely - the problem is that outsourcing child safety to people like Elon Musk, a literal child pornographer, gives them a monopoly (aside from the obvious problems).

New comment by DingleDodies in "When No ID Means No Internet"

DingleDodies — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:56:11 +0000

Here is my take on it: I have a facial deformity, lots of kids have facial deformities, and anyone who wants to scan them can bugger right off. Respect existence or expect resistance, etc.

New comment by DingleDodies in "When No ID Means No Internet"

DingleDodies — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:54:42 +0000

Ah, but you see, free speech is a far right dog whistle. Only fascists have ever cared about free speech, so censorship - run by the British Government - is a good thing, don'tcherknow.

Well, the way Labour have been going recently, maybe it is a far right dog whistle; they're the buggers barking at it...

New comment by DingleDodies in "When No ID Means No Internet"

DingleDodies — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:52:35 +0000

Or to put it another way, for someone who is apparently so hip to the creeps that run porn sites, you sure do like to trust them with IDs and face scans.

New comment by DingleDodies in "When No ID Means No Internet"

DingleDodies — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:50:57 +0000

Porn sites can be predatory to their adult users; that is all that needs to be said about why ID verification, run by porn sites, is a bad idea.

New comment by DingleDodies in "Show HN: Hacking a $20 4G wireless hotspot into a texting device"

DingleDodies — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:34:08 +0000

This is cool and all, but what is the point? I have a feeling it could be useful for me but what is it really for?