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Last year we highlighted the dangers of real name policies, especially for marginalized groups such as and gender diverse people. 📝

Kansas enacted a law that invalidates all people’s licenses and IDs, forcing them to obtain a new one with incorrect gender markers. 🪪

⚠️ This is dangerous as having identification documents that don't match their appearance, puts trans people at risk of harassment and discrimination. ⚠️

privacyguides.org/articles/202

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Real-Name Policies: The War Against Pseudonymity

Real-name policies have existed for over a decade, but these problems have become exponentially harmful in today's world. It's time to fight back against this unsafe and discriminatory privacy-invasive practice.

www.privacyguides.org · Privacy Guides

Link author: Em :official_verified:@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange

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🌐 With the introduction of laws in many U.S. states, these systems use automated scanning to verify the authenticity and legitimacy of your ID.

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender and gender diverse people from Kansas will effectively have to out themselves to every platform that requires age verification. This is sensitive information that many people guard closely, as being outed publicly can put them at risk of violence and harassment. ‼️

theverge.com/policy/892075/age

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Kansas ID distorted

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet

Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

www.theverge.com · The Verge

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