Microsoft is testing new Windows 11 age verification APIs to let apps check user age brackets without ever sharing your real date of birth.
  • nelson@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    17 days ago

    In before they ask the user their age every day until it changes and they figure out your birthday and MS totally could not see that coming

    • Dran@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      17 days ago

      Their implementation doesn’t seem like a completely shit way to do it:

      Apps don’t get your birthday. Microsoft says an age signal doesn’t directly expose the user’s age or date of birth. Instead, GetUserAgeRangeAsync returns one of five ranges.

      Windows signal Range

      • Under 10 0-9
      • 10-12 10-12
      • 13-15 13-15
      • 16-17 16-17
      • 18+ 18 and above

      At best they could figure out a kid’s birthday every couple of years, not an adult’s

  • dudeface@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    17 days ago

    So I had to grow up with men sitting on jars and beheadings but the next generation gets censored

    Thanks internet