Identity verification/age verification/age gating
More on the implementation/methodology side of the topic. Age gating laws/reasoning/discussions: semble.so/profile/aiueo.ooo/collections…
* Not so much “quit” as “you probably shouldn’t move to/sign up for” (just following my naming convention in this “series”). To be clear, I think it’s (probably) totally fine that it exists as an option (unless the potential security concerns turn out to be relevant), but personally I would advise against choosing that option based on what I’m learning. I’m sure it’s a good choice for some people, just probably not anyone I know
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Why the EU age-verification tool does not solve privacy concerns

Security researchers claim Persona, the provider behind Discord's UK age verification 'experiment', performs '269 individual verification checks' on user data, including those for terrorism and espionage

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

Hackers uncover the most alarming frontend leak in Discord’s age verification data
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Ingmar Rentzhog (@ingmar.wsocial.eu)
Hi Jan. Thanks for sharing. Do you believe that the average user will understand fully that their full legal name, nationality and in many…
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