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Of course, the concern there is how do you create security restrictions juxtaposed with the lack of trust in the government and corporations? Presumably there would be some degree of need to verify who you are and that you are actually over the age of 18. Thus, there would have to be some capturing of personal information. Does anyone trust that the government or corporations wouldn't use the information that you are accessing pornography to further their own interests (sometimes nefarious)? I don't.

I don't trust them not to, either, but that's why I avoid certain websites and social media already. I see that as another deterrent to giving your personal information to a porn site. However, that's a risk that people take all the time, so I don't see how such a change would be different for porn sites.

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If you go to an adult video store to purchase a movie (presumably) the clerk is supposed to ask for you ID to prove you are of age. The clerk knows you purchased the porno...but that's it. The disclosure is limited to one person. If you are having to give that information online it could potentially be accessible by millions of people. See the "Ashley Madison leak." Perhaps that in and of itself creates enough of a deterrent to then prevent people from looking at porn.

Exactly, and that should be a deterrent. It seems that most people agree that porn is detrimental to society, but disagree on what to do about it. Having deterrents in place should be good for recognizing the danger to society such a thing poses. If you still want to do it, you assume the risk involved in doing so (being found out through a data breach and leak, for instance).

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But if history is any indicator, people are going to find ways to access their vices. Many drugs have long been illegal. Millions still access and use them. Alcohol was once illegal. People found away around that

Murder is also illegal and yet people still do it. Making something illegal isn't intended to stop people from doing that thing entirely because human nature is what it is, but it's a deterrent and it provides legal recourse for violations.