Age Verification Isn’t What You Think (New Investigation) | Tech, Privacy, News Explained

A new OSINT-based investigation is raising serious questions about how age verification systems actually work.

These systems are often presented as simple checks — “are you over 18?” — but this report suggests something much broader may already be in place.

Surveillance Findings: Age Verification as Mass Surveillance Infrastructure - TBOTE Project

Age verification laws in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States are creating mandatory markets for #BiometricIdentity verification infrastructure that doubles as #surveillance. The same investor, Peter Thiel, simultaneously controls the surveillance analytics company (#Palantir) and funds the identity verification company (Persona via Founders Fund). A coordinated legislative pipeline creates the legal demand for these services across borders. The identity verification ecosystem is now converging with the AI agent infrastructure..

#BigBrother