Newgrounds, a gaming forum, has some clever ways for non-intrusively complying with the shambling disaster that is the "UK Online Safety Act". For years, I've been doing something similar to this when generating internal reports on DNA Lounge demographics: e.g., if someone bought a ticket for an 18+ event 5 years ago, they must be at least 23 years old now. Newgrounds: Here is our current ...
I wonder if a system based on credit cards could satisfy these laws. Say there’s a 3rd party service. You pay them once with a few dollars or Euros from a credit card. This service then gives out a security token that can be used to prove you’re over 18. They keep your identity private; the sites you’re using this cryptographic token on don’t get access to your credit card or personal info. Then you just need to pay such a service once, and then you never need to provide personal details to websites to prove your age. You showed you had a credit card, and then that proof is cryptographically transferred to any number of sites you actually want to use. Sucks to have to spend money just to satisfy a stupid law, but a well-run service like this could allow 18+ verification while keeping your identity safe.
The flaw in your theory is being under q8 is not the only reason not to have a credit card.
Hell im thinking of cancelling mine because of the steam bullshut
It’s a method of proving someone is over 18, not a method of disproving it. It would provide a means for the vast majority of the population to prove they are of age, while preserving privacy. Obviously no solution will work for all people in all cases.
True. Tbh I think the solution to this should be at the modem. Why give a million websites personal data whe yhe is can be the age gate