Comments on: Update on Age Verification http://www.frasi.co.uk/blog/2007/12/14/update-on-age-verification/ can be in yours too! Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:46:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Warda http://www.frasi.co.uk/blog/2007/12/14/update-on-age-verification/#comment-9744 Warda Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:05:32 +0000 http://www.frasi.co.uk/blog/2007/12/14/update-on-age-verification/#comment-9744 Yes, I guess it is true that I knowingly lied to the system. But by immediately contacting LL afterwards to report the false positive, I believe I am exonerated. I was simply testing the system for them, and I would gleefully return back to unverified status if only the system would let me. But think about it. People are going to try to game this system, and lie to it. Especially those who should be blocked by it. A person who would normally be allowed through has no reason to lie. A person who should be blocked has every reason to lie. And if it can't stop dishonest people, it isn't working any better than a "I am over 18" click-through button. Yes, I guess it is true that I knowingly lied to the system. But by immediately contacting LL afterwards to report the false positive, I believe I am exonerated. I was simply testing the system for them, and I would gleefully return back to unverified status if only the system would let me.

But think about it. People are going to try to game this system, and lie to it. Especially those who should be blocked by it. A person who would normally be allowed through has no reason to lie. A person who should be blocked has every reason to lie. And if it can’t stop dishonest people, it isn’t working any better than a “I am over 18″ click-through button.

]]> By: Marsoups http://www.frasi.co.uk/blog/2007/12/14/update-on-age-verification/#comment-9731 Marsoups Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:48:31 +0000 http://www.frasi.co.uk/blog/2007/12/14/update-on-age-verification/#comment-9731 Well I believe that the onus is on you, you knowingly lied to the age verification system and this will not hold up for you in a court of law (if you where 16, say).. *Some* level of trust in this sytem is required -- sure it's not foolproof, but then very little is. Well I believe that the onus is on you, you knowingly lied to the age verification system and this will not hold up for you in a court of law (if you where 16, say)..

*Some* level of trust in this sytem is required — sure it’s not foolproof, but then very little is.

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