Another "Age Verification" act ===> BS

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Here we go again.

I thought the supreme court put this to rest years ago.

So basically they want the payment processors to deny processing to websites unless you can prove the surfers ages.

And of course there is no mention of how a website operator is supposed to determine the ages of the surfers. I guess we could hope for RFID technolgy with retina scanning, and match against some government database. But, that would pretty much require everybody on the planet to submit to big brother style tracking.

I'm hoping that the ACLU, EFF, and FSC step up and bitch slap them before the bill even starts to process.

BTW, penalties: 10 years prison, conspiracy charges, forfeiture provisions, racketeering charges.

H.R. 4059: Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act
To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology.

(1) IN GENERAL- It is unlawful for an operator of any website accessible by any computer located within the United States to carry out any financial transaction relating to any product or service whose sale or access to persons under a legally specified age is prohibited by law, without first verifying that each user attempting to carry out the transaction meets the legally required age limitation, consistent with the regulations prescribed under subsection (c).
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h111-4059