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As a technologist the most interesting part to me is they bring up "Device based age verification" and I am very curious what the current state of that is. Some
by throwaway2016a 3y ago
As a technologist the most interesting part to me is they bring up "Device based age verification" and I am very curious what the current state of that is. Some initial research shows that it is only at the exploratory stage (according to my 10 whole seconds of searching) but it definitely seems interesting.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoSounds interesting from a technological POV. From a logistics one, devices can be shared and it is very easy to share to a minor (which is what theses laws supposedly target). Or have multiple accounts on one device.it seems like a lot of work for less results..
- throwaway2016a 3y agoI assume it would be something like WebAuthN where it could be tied to some sort of USB key, fingerprint, or something similar.
- hollander 3y agoIn NL we have IDIN. A website can use it to verify age or address information. I don't think that any porn-websites are using it, but technically this should do the job. IDIN is set up by all the Dutch banks. You check in via your own bank using an IDIN link. IDIN will do an age-check to verify that you're 18 or older. IDIN can verify age, name, address and contact info. You need a bank account, and the bank has checked your identity and age, so this is guaranteed to work. Maybe you don't want that the bank knows that you visit a porn website, but that's another question.