Comment by aqme28
4 days ago
If we're going to do this at all, it should be on the device, not the website/app. Parents flag their child's device or browser as under 18, and websites/apps follow suit. Parents get the control they're looking for, while service providers don't have to verify or store IDs. I guess it's just more difficult to pressure big dogs like google/apple/mozilla for this than pornhub and discord.
I’ve wondered if a age verification gig worker app could ever be viable: have people you can meet in person to prove your age without ever uploading any PII anywhere. Then issue a private key proving you are who you say you are.
Yeah vchip style with ratings, with a setting to hide unrated sites. A simple header. Done. Have all the browsers/os support it - easy peasy.
This sounds pretty reasonable to me. What am I missing?
It doesn’t come with a ton of PII you can sell to data brokers.