# Age Verification Mandates: The ‘Protect the Kids’ Scam That’s Building a Permanent Surveillance Grid

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Podcast: [Rob Braxman Tech on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rob-braxman-tech-on-odysee-5718181)
Published: 2026-03-04T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Last year 25 states passed new laws requiring Age verification laws on sites with adult content. While this was pretty bad for Internet Privacy, it was actually trivial to overcome so I did not panic. But CALIFORNIA, decided to up the ante to pass a law that will likely impact all apps that all people use. California now wants age verification to be at the OS Level (Windows, Android, iOS, Linux). Sounds almost minor when you hear it but when you dig into the details, it is a massive change that affects those interested in privacy, like those using Linux and de-Googled phones. ---------------------------------- BraX3 Privacy Phone and New Brax Open_Slate (Linux tablet) are on https://braxtech.net ----------------------------------- Brax Virtual Phone, De-Googled Phones, BytzVPN, BraxMail, BraxRouters are available on https://brax.me ----------------------------------- Merch Store https://my-store-c37a50.creator-spring.com/ ----------------------------------- I'm the Internet Privacy Guy. I'm a public interest technologist. I'm here to educate. You are losing your Internet privacy and Internet security every day if you don't fight for it. Your data is collected with endless permanent data mining. Learn about a TOR router, a VPN , antivirus, spyware, firewalls, IP address, wifi triangulation, data privacy regulation, backups and tech tools, and evading mass surveillance from NSA, CIA, FBI. Learn how to be anonymous on the Internet so you are not profiled. Learn to speak freely with pseudo anonymity. Learn more about the dangers of the inernet and the dangers of social media, dangers of email. I like alternative communication technology like Amateur Radio and data communications using Analog. I'm a licensed HAM operator. Support this channel on Pat…

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