WHAT'S going on with this KOSA bill?

That bill is a Paper Tiger-it makes parents feel better but has zero powers to actually enforce anything, this won't stop kids from doing jack shit, I lied about my age to get onto adult websites all the time as a teen, this is only going to make kids want to do this even more.

It's essentially the real life version of the Bear Patrol from The Simpsons.

It's sort of like when people bring up the Comstock act to try to stop people from mailing "illicit products" like abortion pills. "We will make it illegal to get those through the mail, and we'll pass a LAW making it happen!"

Like, my brother in CHRIST, you can't just shut that all down overnight, and to make it "work," you're going to have to hire like thousands more people everyhere to inspect hundreds of thousands (if not MILLIONS, or HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS) of packages every day, all the time. Think about the time and money to make that even WORK???!!!! HOWWW??

And I do believe they could use the abortion pill as an excuse to inspect our mail, much the same way these ID laws are paper tigers to eventually remove all online anonymity (as the "final form" goal). Of course, there's plenty of workarounds, but the people who try to pass these laws typically don't even really GET technology so yeah. It's all for show, even if there are a few players involved with the stated "final form" goal mentioned above. 

I mean at least it isn’t YT.

That app was actually spyware. And I'm glad it's gone.

Might I add something…



(Nearly)

Every.


Single.


App.


Is.

Spyware.


We’re too far gone,it’s too late,at this point even if you say you live a safe digital life your data is still being stolen by companies.

One of Biden's acts has been to stop certain in-state groups and companies from collecting, uploading, and harvesting data collected from patients seeking abortions out of state. Both data from clinics and outside them, like car license plates. For DRIVING TO ANOTHER STATE TO DO SOMETHING LEGAL IN THAT STATE. You know, something that is FULLY legal thanks to the interstate commerce act in the Constitution? Apparently some group was collecting data on license plates to report back to digitally report to....someone (barf). I don't know remember who but I don't like it. 
I get there might be some legitimate reasons to collect that information (IE see where those patients are coming from, and their experiences seeking the procedure) but like...this information can also be SO EASILY stolen to name and shame, and possibly worse!
EDIT: Should also point out that it has been standard practice for a while for individuals to leave their smartphones at home and only bring a basic burner phone, since a smartphone has more data that can be tracked. Same goes for leaving any digital footprints online!

There's plenty of Pro-Palestine stuff elsewhere though so i highly doubt they are going after TikTok solely for that reason, that logic just simply does not hold.