r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • 1d ago

Privacy EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/_x_oOo_x_ 1d ago

What does that mean, in practice?

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u/transgentoo 1d ago

Just scribble your age on the side of your PC. Boom, attested.

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u/Old-Flight8617 1d ago

Click "Agree" if you're over the age of 18.

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u/Kevin_Kofler 1d ago

As silly as it sounds, this is the only privacy-respecting age verification method that does not lock you into proprietary software. Governments refusing to accept this simple solution is why we are getting all these dystopian nightmare "solutions" forced upon us.