The final phase of the Mandating Honeypots project is officially live.

It transforms the vulnerability identified in Phase 2 into a local parental control tool that proves digital ID verification isn’t necessary; we can protect children without needing to compromise privacy and data security.

I’m looking forward to hearing the community’s thoughts on this.

GitHub repo here: https://github.com/Tori-Tech/Mandating-Honeypots-Project

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Phase 2 of the Mandating Honeypots Project is out!
It proves OS-level age verification is inherently flawed: you don't need root access to spoof D-Bus data.

The PoC:
dbus.py: Registers a fake age bracket.
query_dbus.py: An easily fooled mock service.

This isn't a call for more invasive tech. It's setting the stage for Phase 3: decentralized, parent-controlled verification that respects privacy & sovereignty.

README/Code: https://github.com/Tori-Tech/Mandating-Honeypots-Project

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Legislation like the Parents Decide Act (H.R. 8250) creates honeypots & privacy nightmares. It's labeled a "technical necessity", but I'm releasing phase 1 of my project to prove that decentralized, non-invasive verification is possible.

Phase 1: Position paper + ZKP demo.
Phase 2 : Auditing D-Bus vulnerabilities.
Phase 3: Creating a local parental control utility based on findings in phase 2.

Link to GitHub: https://github.com/Tori-Tech/Mandating-Honeypots-Project

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