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What are you going to do when the internet starts asking for ID for everything? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I dont mind if its implemented like it has been in germany for a while with eID. With an open source desktop or mobile app that uses NFC to talk to your ID and can be used to verify your age online to a 3rd party without leaking your birthday or any other personal info to them.

I dont know why there is so much screaming about age verification going on when these cryptographically provable anonymous systems already exist. Remember that "stop killing games" EU campaign with a million signatures? That also used exactly this system.

I would prefer not having any verification, but as that is not gonna happen at this point, i think its more important to focus on HOW to implement it. I dont understand why these companies like discord arent being forced to use these existing verification systems. Those arent legally provable at all so why arent they being sued for this?

[–] Dr_Vindaloo@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's very unlikely that most states will use a truly open source solution, especially when big tech makes it so easy not to. Case in point: https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-doc-technical-specification/discussions/19

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

Very nice thread, thanks.