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The whole idea is that the government gives you a cryptographic token that proves you are over 18, but that token can be used anywhere. They don't get to say wh
by gambiting 2mo ago
The whole idea is that the government gives you a cryptographic token that proves you are over 18, but that token can be used anywhere. They don't get to say what websites can look at it, because...how would they.
- stvltvs 2mo agoThe concern isn't that an authoritarian government locks you out of some age-restricted sites, it's that it locks you out of them all.
- gambiting 2mo agoWell, sure. But that doesn't answer my original question - which 3rd party provider do you trust more with your own data more than the government[which in most cases already has this data]
- stvltvs 2mo agoData ownership is just one area of concern. Controlling our access to the internet is another. If age verification was an open standard, we could hope for competition so that we could jump ship from a bad actor. If one blocks our access, we would have alternatives. In theory. Not so with a centralized government-mandated service.
- K0nserv 2mo agoWho is in charge of certifying implementers? What happens when I provide an implementation and don't verify anything at all?
- stvltvs 2mo agoI'm not saying age verification is a good idea, just that a centralized government-mandated implementation is a bad way to do an already bad idea.
- afdbcreid 2mo agoThe government can just arrest you and lock you out of all sites. It's not like they cannot do it today.
- pibaker 2mo agoYou can disable Internet access for millions instantly. You can't arrest millions.
- gambiting 2mo agoAgain, this can be done already? Look at any authoritarian country killing internet access the moment anything happens.
- stvltvs 2mo agoThis could be more targeted, like a no-fly list for the internet. Political dissidents, journalists, etc. could be effectively exiled from online activity.