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Why Isn't Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID in Person? (www.eff.org)

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

One word: tracking

[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, exactly. I show my id to a bartender and they're not permanently saving a copy of it and distributing it to anyone who will pay them for it.

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

Tracking, and the ability to house that data opening the company housing it up to breaches that leak that data.

[–] Arimistar@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I haven’t looked too much into this, but I’m thinking of a system closer to a bouncer that verifies users at the door, but allows them to be anonymous individuals once inside.

Maybe a service that could verify a user at the browser level and provide a token akin to kagi’s search token