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Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint, complains Proton CEO

Age verification mandates would require universal ID systems for all users, not just minors, warns Proton CEO—a pattern already emerging across Claude, Xbox, PlayStation, and Discord, where a vendor breach exposed 70k+ government IDs.

Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline

Proton CEO Andy Yen warns that mandatory age verification systems risk converting the internet into an "ID checkpoint" requiring universal identification. He argues that effectively identifying minors requires identifying all adults too, and points to rising implementations across Anthropic's Claude, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, and Discord's abandoned attempt following a vendor breach exposing 70k+ government IDs.

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What's new in pip 26.1 - lockfiles and dependency cooldowns!

Pip 26.1 introduces reproducible lockfiles and security-focused dependency cooldowns (`--uploaded-prior-to`) to enforce minimum package age in Python builds.

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Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores

Maryland becomes the first state to ban algorithmic price discrimination in grocery stores, establishing a regulatory precedent against data-driven "surveillance pricing."