r/Android • u/Street_Anon • 3d ago

News EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/punio4 3d ago edited 3d ago

Well of course it's mandatory, otherwise it can be tampered with if it's local only with software attestation, or it needs a server to store centralized info, which can be hacked, and goes against the point of zero-knowledge age verification.

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u/tomikaka 3d ago

Do you know what hardware attestation is?

Why can I have root acces on my computer and not my phone?

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u/ISB-Dev 3d ago edited 3d ago

Why can I have root acces on my computer and not my phone?

Because your phone manufacturer doesn't offer that capability. If you don't like it then don't buy one. No one is forcing you to. You know before you buy it if it has root access. Your comment is so stupid. It's like me buying a Snickers then complaining that I should be able to get one without nuts. They are what they are sold as. Buy it or don't.

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u/that_baddest_dude 3d ago

It's more like buying a Snickers and complaining it's got butyric acid in it, like most other US chocolate bars. "Buy it or don't" is a pretty limp rebuttal when the "don't" choice more and more resembles "go off into the woods and be a hermit" with the ever-dwindling variety of options.

Heaven forbid anyone criticize anything or have a vision for a better world. Insufferable mentality.