Somewhere in a government building in the UK: We did it, Patrick…

  • catty@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    This isn’t about age verification. It’s about getting your ID and tying your (probably illegal but yet to be proven) online activity to it. Much like the firewall of China.

    All wrapped up nicely in the disguise of “age verification”

          • pika@feddit.nl
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            8 hours ago

            Is the system opaque? Does someone else hold the private encryption keys? Could unencrypted data leak from the company and expose users?

            If any of those answers are “yes”, then assume it’s already compromised by a government and unsafe.

            • Ulrich@feddit.org
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              7 hours ago

              There is no encryption involved. They just give you a token that verifies your age and you present the token to the site.

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                7 hours ago

                But you have to submit evidence of age to some site, right? So where does that evidence (your ID) get sent to or stored? Once it’s sent, are you sure it’s not stored? Is the token unique or traceable to you?

                I honestly don’t know, and when I don’t know, I have to assume it’s not staying private.