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How does this work in the context of 'private' mode? This is something I assume a lot of folks would use for adult content. Do they have to verify each time? I've no doubt some people make accounts and stay 'logged in' to PH and similar sites, but I suspect a much larger set of folks browse in private mode without an account.

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Once a gov id is linked to a user id then I'd only expect to need a user id to login again in private mode. I'm assuming they store it in case the gov needs to audit people's porn preferences.

They aren't supposed to store the ID. Instead just a "has_verified=true" sort of flag.

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