Post #540270
2026-02-26 08:34 UTC
Why is there no privacy respecting solution for age verification? Like the government giving you some sort of token that says you’re over 18 and that’s it?
Replies (4)
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@NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2026-02-26 09:16
Because its not about age verification, its about tracking and controlling you and making a privacy respecting solution isn’t compatible with that.
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@Jimmytea@sh.itjust.works 2026-02-26 09:51
There is!, one of the officially recognised and approved ways is credit card verification, however afaik only steam is doing that.
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@boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2026-02-26 10:28
Because then you can share the token and everyone can use it I’m sure a more robust solution is possible though.
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@sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2026-02-26 11:21
What if I told you that’ by regulation, the EU age verification system has to be anonymous and that it’s only the AUKUS countries that are moving forward in a way where anonymity is “a nice to have”. Denmark’s system, which is a front-runner implementation in the EU, is going to be fully ZKP.