EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
#EU #AgeVerification #idverification #VPN #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #government
@punissuer @jonsnow that's not how the EU age attestation proposal and reference implementation work though. They use privacy-preserving attestation using zero-knowledge proofs (which has issues too).
So, age proofs would be tied to authentication in e.g. a national ID app (such as DigiD in the Netherlands), which would basically return a true/false to sites for an age check.
It won't work with silly photo scans like some other countries.
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/faqs/eu-age-verification-solution
@punissuer @jonsnow It comes with a lot of issues too, like sites/apps could leak birth dates by repeatedly probing until a boundary is found and the reference implementation requires passing of strong integrity in Google Play Integrity, which shuts out alternative operating systems.
But fight the real thing (especially being bound to Google/Apple, it's nice that the EU tries to do it in a privacy-preservint way) and not some caricature.
@danieldk @punissuer posted about that too
German digital ID will require an Apple/Google Account Rooted/jailbroken phone? Custom ROM? Latest updates not applied? Authentication denied, Mutterficker! Apple & Google become gatekeepers. "Your" device will be constantly monitored - for "compliance". "And you will be happy". https://bmi.usercontent.opencode.de/eudi-wallet/wallet-development-documentation-public/latest/architecture-concept/06-mobile-devices/02-mdvm/ #DigitalID #IDVerification #Google #Apple #Android #iOS #technology #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #BigTech #Germany #EU
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