Aren't there many examples of these? For example IMEI, IMSI, phone number, etc?

Even without "unique" signals, isn't it fairly trivial to identify a user with a handful of "not very unique" signals? User-agent, a few recent IP addresses, browser capabilities, list of installed apps, device operating system properties, etc?

    Protecting Kids from Social Media Act (Tennessee HB 1891)
    Sponsors Representative William Lamberth (R‑TN) 
    Requires: Social media platforms to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for under‑18 users; restricts retention of verification data; allows parental monitoring & time limits. Went into effect January 1, 2025.

    Utah Social Media Regulation Act (SB 152 & HB 311)
    Sponsors: Sen. Michael McKell (R) , Rep. Jordan Teuscher (R-District 44)
    Requires: Mandatory age verification for all users; parental consent and oversight for under‑18s; bans algorithmic targeting to minors; curfews; data‑privacy protections. (As of mid‑2025, enforcement blocked by litigation.) 

    The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (Mississippi HB 1126)
    Sponsors: Walker Montgomery (R‑MS)
    Requires: Digital service platforms to verify age using "commercially reasonable" methods, obtain parental consent for users under 18, limit collection/use of minor’s data, moderate harmful content (self‑harm, grooming, etc.)

    Texas SCOPE Act (HB 18, “Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment”)
    Sponsors: Bryan Hughes (R-District 5)
    Requires: Platforms to verify the parent/guardian age if the account is for a minor; parental consent before collecting data for users under 18; content filtering for self‑harm, etc. Enforcement partially blocked by lawsuit. 

    Kids Online Safety & Privacy Act (S. 2073 – pending)
    Sponsors: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
    Requires: Commission study into age‑verification technologies; does not mandate verification itself

    Utah Social Media Regulation Act S.B. 152
    Sponsors: Sen. Todd Weiler (R)
    Requires: Mandatory age verification, parental consent, time‑bed restrictions, limits on algorithmic recommendations; currently blocked in court 

    Mississippi Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (HB 1126)
    Sponsors: Representative Walker Montgomery (R‑MS)
    Requires: Age verification for digital services, parental consent, limits on data collection and harmful content moderation

    Georgia Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act (SB 351 / Act 463)
    Sponsors: State Senator Brandon Beach (R)
    Requires: Platforms verify age of new users; under‑16 require parental consent; schools to ban social media access 

    Virginia Amendment to VA Consumer Data Protection Act (SB 854)
    Sponsors: Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) , Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D)
    Requires: Requires age determination, parental consent for under‑16, limits usage to 1 hour/day unless overridden by parent, fines up to $7,500 per violation

    Louisiana HB 142 (and HB 570) Online Age Verification for Adult Content
    Sponsors: Representative Laurie Schlegel (R)
    Requires: Websites where ≥ 33% of content is adult must verify users are 18+ via IDs or transaction data; private causes of action allowed

    Ohio HB 96 (2025 law)
    Sponsors: Bryan Stewart (R-Ashville)
    Requires: Criminal penalties for commercial sites failing to verify adult content users 

    Iowa SF 207 / HF 864
    Sponsors: Kevin Alons (R-Disctrict 7)

    Texas SB 2420 (App-Store Age Verification)
    Sponsors: Angela Paxton (R)

    South Carolina HB 3405
    Sponsors: Representative Brandon Guffey (R‑SC) prefiled Jan 2025
    Proposed: Require app stores to verify age and obtain parental consent for minors; still pending


    Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (S. 1291 federal bill)
    Sponsored by: Senator Brian Schatz (D‑HI), Senators Tom Cotton (R‑AR), Chris Murphy (D‑CT), Katie Britt (R‑AL) 
    Requires: Social media platforms to verify user ages, prohibit access to under‑13s, block algorithmic feeds to users under 18, require parental consent for minors

    App Store Accountability Act (H.R. 10364 / companion Senate bill)
    Sponsored by: Rep. John James (R‑MI‑10); Senate version by Sen. Mike Lee (R‑UT) with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT) 
    Requires: App store operators verify ages and obtain parental consent before minors download apps or make in‑app purchases; federal preemption and FTC enforcement

I'm not trying to make an argument against strong regulatory bodies. We need those for sure. It would just be nice if the users were compensated for the exploitation and abuse they're subjected to.

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paid for with revenue from years of predatory sales tactics, exploting defencies in Apple's parental controls by tricking children into buying things without their parents permission then refusing to refund them. Fuck these parasites.

I'm on Brave for Android

If this technology proves even a little bit useful, I expect that ten years from now, cities will be spending double digit percentages of their police department budget on per-unit subscription fees for these drones.

The political and economic incentives for this type of technology are strong in a state without surveillance oversight.

Especially if there's additional revenue potential for the city ( think traffic enforcement and license plate readers)

Next we'll be seeing ai powered antisocial behavior monitoring as a service for live events. I simply cannot wait /s