General_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoMastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification lawstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down11cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlfediverse@lemmy.world
arrow-up1493arrow-down1external-linkMastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification lawstechcrunch.comGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square92fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlfediverse@lemmy.world
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·11 hours ago Age check happens via trustest entity (your government) Bold of you to assume a government entity is trusted. In the UK we have a large misrepresentative error due to our voting system.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 hours agoDepends in what part you trust. I trust them with my ID, I wouldn’t trust a random website. They know it anyway as they made it.
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-29 hours agoIf we’re talking about a hard copy ID (passport, drivers license) that’s one thing. A digital ID, and over the internet, is asking for trouble.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 hours agoThat’s the reason I wrote what I wrote. everyone only knows what they need to know. How do you think a third entity would identify you?
Bold of you to assume a government entity is trusted. In the UK we have a large misrepresentative error due to our voting system.
Depends in what part you trust. I trust them with my ID, I wouldn’t trust a random website. They know it anyway as they made it.
If we’re talking about a hard copy ID (passport, drivers license) that’s one thing. A digital ID, and over the internet, is asking for trouble.
That’s the reason I wrote what I wrote. everyone only knows what they need to know. How do you think a third entity would identify you?