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The tool could soon help users prove their age online without sharing personal data
Once released, users will be able to download the app from an app store and set it up using proof of identity, such as a passport or national ID card.
Officials say the app will be "completely anonymous" and built on open-source technology, meaning it could also be adopted outside the EU.
The fuck am I reading?
You can read how it works here https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet and a decent summary here https://feddit.org/post/28546687/12555790 There are already apks downloadable from their repos for testing purposes.
Thanks, the article was entirely useless, just glazing the proposal.
While this is a better turd than k-ID and the likes, it's still a turd. What is this supposed to achieve? Doesn't stop kids from accessing anything, but hinders VPN usability (tunneling into ID requiring locations is going to be useless, as you can't verify) and lays out the foundation for labeling anything as "adult" content, which we all know never stops at actual adult content.
You can launch an app all you want, but I don't use my phone... It's likely not compatible with whatever app they present anyway.. So now I have to buy a new phone every idk, 3 years or so to do a bit of ranting here and there?
But that's somehow a "me" problem. So let's mention another issue for "app-stuff:
For a European to be able to use Social media, I first have to agree with all kinds of American TOS's : (Apple, Google, or whatever semi-alternative that requires a Google app-store). Basically making our GDPR subordinate to the US.
IPhones get software updates for 5-7 years and high end Androids from some manufacturers are also finally catching up to this. Plus the app may not always require the absolute newest version of the OS. Might get 7-8 years out of a brand new high end phone.
Still doesn't change the fact that now you HAVE to have an Android or iOS device and I'm betting they'll use play integrity too.
I bought a high end Samsung specifically for the 7 years update. I got tired of buying low end phones that got slow and outdated every 2-3 years. Hopefully 7 years form now there will be a better alternative.
Im fairly certain this is true everywhere, but your local laws should supercede any TOS.
Hold on, hold the fuck on, is this bitch so stupid or is her English so bad that she didn't understand what she said, i'll use my ID or passport to verify my age without sharing personal data??!!! BITCH THAT IS MY PERSONAL FUCKING DATA!!!!
You can read how it works here https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet and a decent summary here https://feddit.org/post/28546687/12555790
Conceptually, I think this is a lot closer to where things need to be. I do understand that the application does fall short in some critical aspects of security though, and on that basis it would still need more work to be suitable.
I understand and agree with the general sentiment of resisting the surveillance state that is dominating tech ever more in this space of ID verification, but this looks to me like it would be okay if the app was built with some very strict secure-by-design approach... which it does NOT seem to be.
There should be stronger technical controls availble to keep kids away from the dangerous things online, and I do think governments can potentially play a positive role in that.
I do understand that the application does fall short in some critical aspects of security though
Actually it doesn't. I looked at the specs. Project seems to be open source, and uses solid cryptography to selectively reveal data you want to be revealed, and nothing more. This is absolute opposite to the UK garbage where you're asked to send your pics to every fraudster around.
They're using type of zk-proofs that keep things private. This is completely different from the "upload your selfie" shit in UK
