Online privacy and age checks are heading for a collision, but there may be a better way.
This month, the EU highlighted its privacy-focused age-verification system, built on zero-knowledge proofs. The idea is simple: prove you are old enough without handing over your identity, birth date, or personal data.
That feels far more aligned with digital rights than uploading IDs or facial scans to third parties.
Read the link below:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/faqs/eu-age-verification-solution
Technical details:
https://ageverification.dev/
Can privacy-preserving verification protect children without normalising digital surveillance?
#Privacy #DigitalRights #SelfSovereignty #Decentralisation #FreedomOfExpression
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