Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
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There is no encryption involved. They just give you a token that verifies your age and you present the token to the site.
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.
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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.
Your evidence is already stored with the gov, regardless of the any age verification systems. And the gov provides your token. If you honestly don't know, you should research instead of making assumptions.
European Digital Identity
Official GitHub Organization of the European Digital Identity project. - European Digital Identity
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Your evidence is already stored with the gov, regardless of the any age verification systems. And the gov provides your token. If you honestly don't know, you should research instead of making assumptions.
European Digital Identity
Official GitHub Organization of the European Digital Identity project. - European Digital Identity
GitHub (github.com)
Fair enough. Thanks for the info.
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Somewhere in a government building in the UK: We did it, Patrick...
Fuck this shit
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Pretty concerning that a "western democracy" is doing this, because it gives cover for the next one and the next one.
It's easy to say "oh I'll just stop using such and such a service" but what happens when there are no more legal services to switch to?
The UK has been in lock step with the US in terms of moronic voters and stupid leaders.
The UK is in Europe, but it's closer to the morons in Texas than Switzerland.
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Just hope they (Facebook and friends) give you the choice to delete OR verify those accounts and not require verification to delete it.
You would be surprised what you can active with spamming angry emails
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Headlines like this really need to put the emphasis on the cause, e.g. "UK Government Forces Bluesky to Roll Out Age Verification"
the KWS service they've chosen to use keeps far too much information
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the KWS service they've chosen to use keeps far too much information
None of the age verification services respect privacy - that's baked into the whole push for it. Because it's not just about "verifying" people's ages at a specific point in time, especially in the US, it's about being able to prove you have in case anyone tries to sue you.
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Headlines like this really need to put the emphasis on the cause, e.g. "UK Government Forces Bluesky to Roll Out Age Verification"
to be fair they are forcing age verification on everything... can't see FB/Meta being clever enough to sort it out though
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If they did this here, I'd just stop using bluesky. I'm 41. But I have no interest in verifying ages online. We've all seen how poorly companies handle intetnal security.
Just yesterday McDonalds had their entire database of applications compromised because someone tried the password 123456.
Bluesky would be dropped instantly.
you know that the new online safety act mandates age verification for pretty much anything don't you?
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