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EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification che…

Full title: EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification checks

www.independent.ie/business/eus-new-social-media-child-protection-rules-to-require-all-social-media-accounts-to-produce-state-id/a/161556431.html

Replying to @⁨Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club⁩

That stuff would 100% get leaked and ruin many lives. Hell it would ruin lives even if only authorized authorities have access to it because some perverted cops or politicians will abuse it to stalk women and children. They‘re already doing it but getting a live feed of someone’s online activity by typing in a single number makes it so much more convenient for bad actors. And it would also get leaked on top of it.

Replying to @⁨vane@lemmy.world⁩

How does the police officer know its you and where you live lmao? that’s not how it works… the state ID produces a yes or no if you’re older than 18 which can’t be tracked, a yes or no has no information about the user… So a police officer can never know it was you lol what. Research zero-knowledge proof and the techniques behind it
Sources for ZKP: ageverification.dev/…/annex-B-zkp/ en.wikipedia.org/…/Elliptic_Curve_Digital_Signatu… Vulnerabilities: www.encryptionconsulting.com/…/what-is-ecdsa/ [Api2025] Rutchathon Chairattana-Apirom, Franklin Harding, Anna Lysyanskaya, and Stefano Tessaro, “Server-Aided Anonymous Credentials,” available at eprint.iacr.org/2025/513, 2025

ageverification.devAnnex B - Zero Knowledge Proofs for the Age Verification Solution - EU Age Verification Blueprint — the dedicated technical portal
Edited ⁨⁨Sep⁩ ⁨21⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨07:54⁩⁩en