On the government endpoint, which returns X that the platform uses as "evidence" for you being an adult, yes, that's tied to your identity, as the certificate/whatever is tied to your identity.
But as long as the platform who need to validate that you're an adult don't get your identity, but just the proof, I don't see what the problem is?
> What is the incentive for the citizen to make sure their authentication isn't shared?
What incentives do people today have for keeping their identifications to themselves? Why aren't we all sharing CC numbers? Because we realize some data is "personal" and isn't to be used by others, like our username+passwords or whatever. This isn't exactly a new concept, just look at how it works for anything else that is tied to you.
> On the government endpoint, which returns X that the platform uses as "evidence" for you being an adult, yes, that's tied to your identity, as the certificate/whatever is tied to your identity.
In this scenario the government knows all the age-restricted sites I've visited. I'd argue that is worse than if all the age-restricted sites I've visited know who I am...
(FTR I don't know what I think about age restrictions in general, but I'm pretty sure there's no implementation that comes without negative side effects)
> What incentives do people today have for keeping their identifications to themselves?
Not being liable for loans they didn't take out themselves, being the recipient of government benefits they are owed, etc. I'm sure you have heard of identity theft before, but it sounds like you haven't heard of why it's a bad thing. It's not just a privacy thing.
If you share your CC number, someone could steal your money. If you share your anonymous age verification token... someone could pretend to be 18? And by design that token is anonymous and there's no way to prove you were the one they got it from? Doesn't seem like much of a disincentive.
CaptainOfCoit|5 months ago
But as long as the platform who need to validate that you're an adult don't get your identity, but just the proof, I don't see what the problem is?
> What is the incentive for the citizen to make sure their authentication isn't shared?
What incentives do people today have for keeping their identifications to themselves? Why aren't we all sharing CC numbers? Because we realize some data is "personal" and isn't to be used by others, like our username+passwords or whatever. This isn't exactly a new concept, just look at how it works for anything else that is tied to you.
mrmanner|5 months ago
In this scenario the government knows all the age-restricted sites I've visited. I'd argue that is worse than if all the age-restricted sites I've visited know who I am...
(FTR I don't know what I think about age restrictions in general, but I'm pretty sure there's no implementation that comes without negative side effects)
wasabi991011|5 months ago
Not being liable for loans they didn't take out themselves, being the recipient of government benefits they are owed, etc. I'm sure you have heard of identity theft before, but it sounds like you haven't heard of why it's a bad thing. It's not just a privacy thing.
Ajedi32|5 months ago
owisd|5 months ago
So no different to the rules around buying an 18+ DVD.
ashdksnndck|5 months ago