Mike Masnick: Meanwhile, KOSA is getting marked up tomorrow, like no big deal.

Meanwhile, KOSA is getting marked up tomorrow, like no big deal.

Today’s @404media.co story detailing the exposure of administrative credentials to a major social media age verification platform, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data such as driver’s license images, is just more evidence that age verification bills like KOSA are dangerous.

ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenseswww.404media.co As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.

A recent RawStory article had Ron Wyden say he and Schumer have a new version of the text that addresses a lot of the criticisms people had toward the bill but I don't know if it's been publicly released anywhere.

Yeah. I'm aware of it. I think the Raw Story oversold things a bit, but I think the details suggest an improvement, but not a fix at all. KOSA is still bad.

Oh sure. You can't build a good house on bad foundations

Plus I’m betting the usual “think of the children” groups like FairPlay, NCOSE and ParentsSOS along with Blumenthal are going to throw a nasty fit if Duty of Care and other nasty bits of KOSA are modified/removed.

Here's the article if you want to read it. It's not as clear as I'd like about what the changes are www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

I wonder what would happen if there was an amendment added to force members of congress to subscribe to the age verification service for at least a year before the law takes effect...

Here’s a update on KOSA/APRA I found in case if you haven’t seen it Mike thehill.com/policy/techn...

Advocates blast House for holding Kids Online Safety Act ‘hostage’thehill.com Advocates pushing for social media regulations to keep kids safe online blasted the House for cancelling a Thursday markup of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) amid opposition to a separate data pr…

Yes, thanks. I've been following. It appears the Republicans are all fighting with each other and that's what killed the markup. Having a dysfunctional Congress isn't great, but if it stops bad laws from moving forward, so be it.

With any luck, they'll kill the "hostage" to make their point.

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