Comment by selinkocalar
13 hours ago
The technical implementation is messy too. Most age verification systems either don't work well or create massive privacy risks by requiring government ID uploads.
13 hours ago
The technical implementation is messy too. Most age verification systems either don't work well or create massive privacy risks by requiring government ID uploads.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46223051 This one works well. Or at least, as well as age verification for tobacco and alcohol. And equally privacy-preserving.
Agreed! Great idea. I'll save others the click:
"The insistence on perfect age verification requires ending anonymity. Age verification to the level of buying cigarettes or booze does not. Flash a driver's license at a liquor store to buy a single-use token, good for one year, and access your favorite social media trash. Anonymity is maintained, and most kids are locked out. In the same way that kids occasionally obtain cigs or beer despite safeguards, sometimes they may get their hands on a code. Prosecute anyone who knowingly sells or gives one to a minor."
This does nothing to protect anonymity as you are still assigned a unique code that has been tied to your ID at the liquor store.
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That feels like a feature and not a bug given the way some of this stuff is heading.
Don’t let it.
LinkedIn’s verification is maddening
LinkedIn is maddening. If you make the mistake of signing up, it takes years to escape their spam and bs.
I got years of their spam without signing up. Only after several years did they add a way to opt out an email address without making an account.
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