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Spain Introduces 'Porn Passport' To Stop Kids From Watching Porn


The Spanish government is introducing a porn passport to help porn platforms verify users' ages. Slashdot reader fjo3 shares a report from Politico: Officially (and drily) called the Digital Wallet Beta (Cartera Digital Beta), the app Madrid unveiled on Monday would allow internet platforms to chec...

Once verified, they'll receive 30 generated "porn credits" with a one-month validity granting them access to adult content. While the tool has been criticized for its complexity, the government says the credit-based model is more privacy-friendly, ensuring that users' online activities are not easily traceable. Eventually, Madrid's porn passport is likely to be replaced by the EU's very own digital identity system ( eIDAS2) -- a so-called wallet app allowing people to access a smorgasbord of public and private services across the whole bloc.

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