Tim Cook Goes to Washington to Fight App Store Age Verification Legislation

[CapitalIdea]

Tim does not want anything that could slow down app sales even if it means not protecting children. He could sell his mother and still spend time justifying why.

 

[kagharaht]

Wonder what "gifts" will he be giving to said King and Dictator of the USA?

 

[Sir_Macs_A_Lot]

Tim Cook Goes to Washington to Fight App Store Age Verification Legislation​

Sounds like a really underwhelming movie from the 50’s

The movie title should probably read like this:

Tim Cook Goes to Washington (to Fight App Store Age Verification Legislation)​

 

[DownUnderDan]

This is a distraction tactic and a camel's nose under the tent. It's about government control of everyone's internet access. "Protecting the kids" is the pretense. It's curious that initiatives like this are happening all across the globe at the same time. Papers, please.

So the response to a legitmate issue with children accessing adult contnet is to grab the conspiracy bag, give it a good shake and see what falls out.

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Because I physically give the bank my ID. Not have it stored in a database and have it exposed after a data breach weeks or months or years later.

Most clients these days take a picture or scan of their ID and just send it to their financial institution via e-mail or some secure app. The ID's image is then stored electronically in the database, if only as proof that the institution verified the client's identity in case of an audit. And an increasing number of institutions - brokerages in particular - are online only, with no brick-and-mortar branch you can physically visit.

 

[gregmancuso]

didn't apple solve the ID problem with driver's license in apple wallet?

Basically, yes. The are a few "buts" however.

1. Supported by 14 US states or territories
2. Supported by US Passport
3. Supported by Japanese Number Card
4. Not supported by any other US state, territory, or global entity

That said, if you do have a Japan Number Card, US Passport, or driver's license in one of the 14 supported places then yes. this issue is solved as you can opt to share your age from the digital ID. The Digital Credentials API takes care of the data sharing ensuring I only send the information I need (age and name; age only; etc).

 

[ThomasJL]

Wonder what "gifts" will he be giving to said King and Dictator of the USA?

The fact that Tim Cook paid that mafia boss Donald Trump a bribe three times (the inaugural celebration bribe, the glass plaque with tacky solid gold base bribe, and the gaudy ballroom bribe) shows how morally bankrupt Cook is.

Speaking of age verification, Trump probably didn’t care about age verification before having sex with sex-trafficked underaged prostitutes that were supplied to him by Jeffrey Epstein.

 

[I7guy]

The fact that Tim Cook paid that mafia boss Donald Trump a bribe three times (the inaugural celebration bribe, the glass plaque with tacky solid gold base bribe, and the gaudy ballroom bribe) shows how morally bankrupt Cook is.

Judging from some of the posts here and Tim Cook’s actions and comparing the verbiage in the posts to Tim Cook’s actions I have to wonder if the pot is calling the kettle black here.

Speaking of age verification, Trump probably didn’t care about age verification before having sex with sex-trafficked underaged prostitutes that were supplied to him by Jeffrey Epstein.

Nobody knows that for a fact. But good for Tim this seems like a fine example of more government overreach.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Judging from some of the posts here and Tim Cook’s actions and comparing the verbiage in the posts to Tim Cook’s actions I have to wonder if the pot is calling the kettle black here.

Nobody knows that for a fact. But good for Tim this seems like a fine example of more government overreach.

Are there some typos here?
I'm totally confused by what you've said.

 

[amartinez1660]

Texas recently passed a similar bill, SB2420. Starting on January 1, 2026, Apple users located in Texas will need to confirm whether they are 18 years or older when creating an Apple Account. Apple will need to verify age and parental identity, and the App Store will need to provide additional information to parents.

Couldn’t you… Step 1: create an account when outside of Texas, and then Step 2: “just do step 1” and that’s it?

allows a parent to share their child’s age range with an app developer, without having to share sensitive, specific information like a birthdate or government ID

This part is making it sound like if the legislation were to pass, they would have to share every single sensitive information with an app developer, which shouldn’t be the case…

What I can see though, is that this would make Apple a centralized hub of key valuable information that all sorts of hackers and shady governments worldwide would drool over and incessantly attack… the jackpot is massive.