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Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect | The website says the states' ID requirement would put users' privacy at risk(www.engadget.com)

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Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect | The website says the states’ ID requirement would put users’ privacy at risk::Montana and North Carolina are the latest to join the list of states with age verification laws for adult platforms.

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Scubus@sh.itjust.works
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Bruh you really just reinvented tracking cookies

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Did I? I’m not sure how. The person visiting would only use the verification request once. It’s only good for a single request. How could this be used for tracking?

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You didn’t… If anything you’ve described something closer to OAuth or JWT. You’re just getting hit by people who don’t know how cookies actually work.

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