Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoI'm struggling to think of any online services for which I'd be willing to verify my identity or ageneilzone.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkI'm struggling to think of any online services for which I'd be willing to verify my identity or ageneilzone.co.ukBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLimerance@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoIt is possible to build an age verification system, where you use your actual ID with a cryptographic process without any personal data. The technology has existed for decades now.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoproblems with that: how do you verify that it works the way they say it works how do you make yourself heard when it doesn’t so far the only answer I am aware of for these questions is “you don’t”
minus-squareLimerance@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoPublic key cryptography and signatures are common technologies nowadays.
It is possible to build an age verification system, where you use your actual ID with a cryptographic process without any personal data. The technology has existed for decades now.
problems with that:
so far the only answer I am aware of for these questions is “you don’t”
Public key cryptography and signatures are common technologies nowadays.