Illinois HB5511: Privacy Advocates Warn Device-Level Age Verification Poses Security Risks
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Summary
This article is an open letter opposing Illinois House Bill 5511 (The Children's Social Media Safety Act), arguing that while the bill aims to protect children online, it would create serious privacy and security risks by mandating age verification at the operating system and app store level. The author contends that shifting age verification to device-level infrastructure controlled by Apple, Google, and Microsoft would expose all families to increased identity checks, data collection, and surveillance risks, creating a "safety paradox" where the protective measure itself becomes a threat to privacy and security.
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HB5511 shifts age verification into the core of your device, through operating systems and app stores run by companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
The 'safety' system itself may put your family at risk.
Right now, you access the internet directly. Under HB5511, your phone or computer becomes a digital checkpoint.
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