Post by @lefteristrip23@mastodon.social
Does anyone have any insights / scoops about the upcoming #EUKidsAct, set to be introduced this Thursday to "age gate" access to social media platforms across the EU? (Thus forcing every citizen to upload their government ID to establish their age)
I'm super worried about the impact on the #OpenSocialWeb and the Fediverse in particular.
🔗 : https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-propose-new-legislation-on-minors-protection-on-thursday/
I wish they would share a clear description of the platforms affected by this legislation.
@_elena urgh... Is there any way to do #ageverification privately and securely? It doesn't look like it.
Didn't the EU's solution get hacked on day one?
@patrickleavy @_elena there is. Zero knowledge verification. That's the way eu will follow. Now, should they anyway? That's another question
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“Zero Knowledge Proof” is the “Clean Coal” of surveillance technologies. It doesn't actually exist outside of the lab.
EU's “zero-knowledge” system requires an unmodified phone from a big tech company!
ZKP is a politician's darling because it lets them do harmful things (face scans, ID scans, shutting down small websites) while telling the outraged public “don't worry bro, we're going to bring out the better thing any day now bro, trust me bro.”