r/Defcon • u/Spectrig • 17d ago

HackerTracker ID tracking?

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Maybe I’m way late and just haven’t been paying attention. But I saw this appear in settings after I updated the app. Is HackerTracker going to require us to upload IDs?

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u/Ok-Pudding-4821 17d ago edited 17d ago

Curious as to what events, except for the parties, aren't appropriate for teenagers who have their own phones. If a presenter can't talk tech without dropping fbombs and adult jokes that's on them to fix before they go on stage. The teens and  any younger kids are there to learn. 

Edit: deleted next comment as team answered it

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u/trwbox 17d ago

Hacker Tracker services a variety of conferences in Europe, so the app is now at least attempting to show there is good faith action to follow the age gating laws going up there.

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u/Ok-Pudding-4821 17d ago

I didn't consider that. That does make sense. Since HT is OS perhaps the solution is to have a designated version for the US based DF. 

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u/AgriDrew 17d ago

There are age-gating laws in the US now, too. Off of the top of my head, Texas, Louisiana, and Utah have either pending or active legislation requiring that apps implement age gates for content that is not appropriate for kids.

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u/dwylth 17d ago

Cute of you to think a bit of swearing is what age gating nominally aims to control

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u/Spectrig 17d ago

Maybe the word “enshificication”? 🤷‍♂️

Maybe ironic since this “age” gating junk popping on every random app is one of the things that talk specifically called out

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u/Efficient-Mec 14d ago

"enshitification" is a meaningless term that is used for whatever someone doesn't specifically like. Considering the original source of the word - this shouldn't surprise anyone.