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[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They're using type of zk-proofs that keep things private. This is completely different from the "upload your selfie" shit in UK

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago

Wrong. This is to violate everyone's rights and target children. This is fucking abhorrent and needs to be stopped.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 31 points 11 hours ago

The pedophile class is tightening the noose

[–] musket528@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago

just ban bigtech from EU, why touching the kids💀

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 28 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I get my porn from illegal download sites that aren't interested in age-verification.

Like all Prohibition Policies, this is only going to push people toward more illegal outlets, which demonstrate more morality than the legal ones.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Or, as is the case with a lot of sex work, push people into more dangerous situations.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 38 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Fucking cunts won't stop. Next, it's gonna be chat control 3.0 again.

Who do we need to send to the guillotine?

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 12 hours ago

If this is not the most crooked EU Comission ever, it's a pretty close second.

[–] DoomBananas@sh.itjust.works 72 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If they are so dead set on protecting children, I suggest starting with:

Gaza Strip and the West Bank (Palestine) Ukraine Sudan Myanmar Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Syria Yemen Ethiopia Afghanistan Haiti Niger Mali Burkina Faso

Zuzks wallet will do just fine in the mean time

[–] dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Can we stop pretend they give a single fuck about kids?

Edit: poor choice of words. Thats the only thing they give kids.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 11 hours ago

It's for the CHILDREN, you COMMIE!

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 11 points 12 hours ago

Nnnnnoooooooooo

Et tu, Bruté?

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 38 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I don't use apps from official software installation sources. I will boycott any site or service that asks me for unnecessary information.

[–] musket528@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago

still 99% of ppl especially youngsters use this bullshit social media and will fall for this spy company

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Until you can't because they will deploy this absolutely everywhere to "protect the children" from whatever real or imaginary threat.

[–] ThetaDecay@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It will be banking that is used as the wedge for this. You'll have to use an approved device / OS / App to get access to the banking system. To protect the children.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago

I can use a phone to do business with my bank, dumb phone -> call number -> do banking, then again, I can also send up to $3k with no fee

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[–] TerdFerguson@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Conceptually, I think this is a lot closer to where things need to be. I do understand that the application does fall short in some critical aspects of security though, and on that basis it would still need more work to be suitable.

I understand and agree with the general sentiment of resisting the surveillance state that is dominating tech ever more in this space of ID verification, but this looks to me like it would be okay if the app was built with some very strict secure-by-design approach... which it does NOT seem to be.

There should be stronger technical controls availble to keep kids away from the dangerous things online, and I do think governments can potentially play a positive role in that.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

I do understand that the application does fall short in some critical aspects of security though

Actually it doesn't. I looked at the specs. Project seems to be open source, and uses solid cryptography to selectively reveal data you want to be revealed, and nothing more. This is absolute opposite to the UK garbage where you're asked to send your pics to every fraudster around.

[–] TerdFerguson@lemmy.world 1 points 29 minutes ago

No, the way some of the data is locally stored unprotected on the device itself is a pretty significant flaw.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 56 points 18 hours ago (16 children)

Parents should protect children online.

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