That’s the cool part, they found a way to keep it anonymous and still be ID verification, it’s called a white card, a simple yes or no if you’re 18+, it’s like you get a simple white card from a verified institution like a bank saying you’re 18+ with no other information like… How is that not anonymous?
Search for zero-knowledge proof, and the techniques behind it
Whatsapp is less safe than this
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

Sounds too good to be true. … But, if it’s as you say… sure, lets use it to let pedos know where to target. Oh, sorry, I mean, use it to “protect children”.

If I’m understanding it correctly, and I’m pretty sure I am, it requires a witness, like I said. That witness has to be trusted to not reveal any information. The receiver doesn’t get any information theoretically, but it requires that someone check your ID. That’s pretty obvious though because how else could it work?

You mean a system that automatically checks it? Your bank already has that data so its not a person or something