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>You require a human to identity proof in real life and bind that to a digital identity That's going to be a no from me, dawg. I'm sympathetic to ID checks lik
by gruez 9mo ago
>You require a human to identity proof in real life and bind that to a digital identity
That's going to be a no from me, dawg. I'm sympathetic to ID checks like if you're buying beer or whatever, but not linking my real life identity to discord or whatever.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoNot my call, it’ll be the law of the land. Some may leave, but most won’t, and that’s good enough for corporate and enterprise value purposes. Pornhub is fighting state age verification and keeps losing state by state, for example.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoPorn site fined £800,000 for not rolling out age checks - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990755 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990755 - February 2026
- wileydragonfly 9mo agoWhy should anyone inclined to want to buy beer have to show ID to do it?
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoBecause you’re required to in all 50 states to prove you’re over 21.
- coldpie 9mo agoI don't think that's true? Rather, stores must not sell to anyone under 21. I'm almost 40 and rarely get carded these days.
- chrysoprace 9mo agoI don't know how it works where you live, but in many jurisdictions around the world (including the one I live in), you have to provide ID to prove that you're of drinking age.
- usefulposter 9mo agoI don't know how this false equivalency keeps coming up on HN, but see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983668.
- chrysoprace 9mo agoNot sure what your point was, here in Australia they just look at it, they can't take a photocopy.
- dark-star 9mo agoYou have to show ID to buy beer?
- subscribed 9mo agoIf you aren't obviously adult then yeah. Where do you live so there are no laws on selling the alcohol to children?
- notpushkin 9mo agoThere are laws, but in many countries they are not strictly enforced. In Japan, buying beer in the self checkout lane will just give you an “are you over 20?” prompt, no verification: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46227987 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46227987
- subscribed 9mo agoInteresting, thank you!
- michaelt 9mo agoStore doesn't get to photograph your ID, share it with 548 of their advertising partners, and leak it to 7 different hacker groups.