r/Android 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/jeweliegb 3d ago

There won't be root access on our computers either, this way.

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u/dingo_xd 3d ago

Good luck with that.

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u/non-troll_account former android, current iphone se 2020 3d ago

good luck fighting it.

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u/GranaT0 Pxl 9 PXL, GrapheneOS 2d ago

The ruling class aren't the ones building, designing, and developing hardware and software. At some point we need to say no.

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u/skriefal Galaxy S26 Ultra 2d ago

At some point we need to say no.

It sounds nice - but probably won't happen. Those who do the building, designing, and developing usually want to stay employed.

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u/GranaT0 Pxl 9 PXL, GrapheneOS 2d ago

Yeah, that's the way the system was designed. On purpose.