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> The data already exists, it's what bars use to scan IDs with handheld readers IIRC. Sorta, yeah. But the reason that works is because there's a human guardi
by baby_souffle 2y ago
> The data already exists, it's what bars use to scan IDs with handheld readers IIRC.
Sorta, yeah.
But the reason that works is because there's a human guarding the door that can assert that the hand presenting the ID is attached to a face that looks just like the one on the ID.
Otherwise a very smart 17 year old would just get their hands on the UUID or whatever for literally any ID that belongs to somebody that's 18+. Within _hours_ of this type of system going into effect, you'd have the age/id version of bugmenot.com
- burnished 2y agoYou're implying smart 17 year olds don't make it into bars. You rarely need anything approaching %100 compliance in order to have an effective policy, so if anything you're advocating for its effectiveness when you suggest the only people that would be in violation are the rare precocious kid.
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoBut that's the difference. For a 17 year old to get into a bar, they need to, themselves, acquire a fake ID. Anyone selling that physical object in your jurisdiction would then be subject to arrest. On the internet, one smart 17 year old sets up im-old.lol and then every kid everywhere has a one-click age verification bypass and the service is run by an anon on a server outside the jurisdiction.
- baby_souffle 2y ago> You're implying smart 17 year olds don't make it into bars. Sarcastically, yes :). It's a reference to the "you must be over 18/21 to enter this porn/alcohol site" banners. Even a "smart" 17 year old will figure the banner out.
- bobthepanda 2y agoAs far as I’ve done, I’ve had to upload drivers licenses to websites before (e.g. to open an online banking account or whatever) and I don’t recall doing anything other than uploading the license.
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