Post #3583725

2026-07-03 23:48 UTC

@deutrino@mstdn.io @Npars01@mstdn.social The government doesn't have to be involved though. Let's assume my bank is allowed to issue digital age certs (they already know who I am). I store that cert in my phone wallet. When a website issues an age challenge, ZKP on my phone pulls the cert from my wallet, computes a proof and sends it. They validate using the bank public cert and I'm in. The bank has no visibility of how/when it's used, nor the government, and the website doesn't have to inform them either.

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2026-07-04 06:38

@mackaj@mastodon.me.uk @deutrino@mstdn.io Linking your banking information to access social media has been a long-held goal for Zuckerberg & Peter Thiel. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/08/07/your-banking-data-was-once-off-limits-tech-companies-now-theyre-racing-get-it/ https://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/as-facebook-gets-slammed-for-data-practices-it-wants-your-financial-info-from-banks.html https://nypost.com/2018/08/06/facebook-quietly-lobbying-big-banks-to-share-customer-data/ https://www.inc.com/adam-levin/facebook-wants-your-banking-information-too.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/traceyfollows/2019/06/04/can-facebook-become-a-trusted-bank/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal Remember what happens when a banking cert is accessible to an oligarch. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-doge-new-york-fema-b2697262.html https://abc7ny.com/post/new-york-city-files-lawsuit-trump-administration-80m-money-grab-fema-funds/15943443/

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