Comments on: Second Life Age Verification as Insurance http://virtuallyblind.com/2007/09/10/age-verification-as-insurance/ Legal Issues That Impact Virtual Worlds Tue, 13 May 2014 04:03:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mircea Kitsune http://virtuallyblind.com/2007/09/10/age-verification-as-insurance/#comment-47116 Mircea Kitsune Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:51:26 +0000 http://virtuallyblind.com/2007/09/10/age-verification-as-insurance/#comment-47116 Second Life's age verification = identity theft. They request sensitive personal information such as your ID card or passport, entirely disregarding personal and online privacy. And what for? To make sure kids don't lie to see some 3D porn? You can't be serious. You basically give them your whole life. Information about where you live, who your parents are, your full name, and even your picture. LL has no right to request this! It's outrageous that no legal action has been taken so far, and they're being allowed to do this for years. Second Life’s age verification = identity theft. They request sensitive personal information such as your ID card or passport, entirely disregarding personal and online privacy. And what for? To make sure kids don’t lie to see some 3D porn? You can’t be serious.

You basically give them your whole life. Information about where you live, who your parents are, your full name, and even your picture. LL has no right to request this! It’s outrageous that no legal action has been taken so far, and they’re being allowed to do this for years.

]]> By: Tony http://virtuallyblind.com/2007/09/10/age-verification-as-insurance/#comment-8574 Tony Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:25:32 +0000 http://virtuallyblind.com/2007/09/10/age-verification-as-insurance/#comment-8574 It seems like it wouldn't be worth it? I mean they are paying some kind of fee for the service (which they may pass on eventually) and create some controversy. All for insurance that only covers them if Integrity mis-identifies a minor? It would seem better to go get a general liability or some other insurance policy. It may be a part of the reason, but I don't think it's they whole picture. I posted somewhere else, but I think that maybe they are looking to open up the main grid for people below the age of 18? If they had an in world "system" in place, then they wouldn't need to separate out the teen grid. Or maybe this is just a step in that direction. It seems like it wouldn’t be worth it? I mean they are paying some kind of fee for the service (which they may pass on eventually) and create some controversy. All for insurance that only covers them if Integrity mis-identifies a minor?

It would seem better to go get a general liability or some other insurance policy. It may be a part of the reason, but I don’t think it’s they whole picture.

I posted somewhere else, but I think that maybe they are looking to open up the main grid for people below the age of 18? If they had an in world “system” in place, then they wouldn’t need to separate out the teen grid. Or maybe this is just a step in that direction.

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