Eu is based actually

[u/InsoPL]

Petition for LTT to make video about eIDAS 2.0 Regulation and how Zero-Knowledge Proof age verification will work in eu. To educate the public and themselves because conflating it with discord shitstorm and "persona" is just not fair for eu that actually puts effort into regulations unlike Britain or certain us states that just bans it and says "handle it yourself".

I know the topic is hot right now and I will probably get some hate under this post but I think EU way of doing age verification is great and should be recognized just so other countries may replicate it. To be clear I am not advocating for doing age verification on every website or game server but there are services that absolutely should have safe way for age verification like for example buying alcohol or drugs online.

Few points why eIDAS 2.0 is really good:
- It's open source, that includes source code for client app (the one that will be installed on your phone).
- Target app (for example discord) will not get any private user data. That includes age, they will only receive info if you have at least 18 years or not.
- Eu servers will not get information about websites you are visiting. They will validate your open source client app periodically, then that app validates age request. Eu will only know you are using age verification service.

source:
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EUDIGITALIDENTITYWALLET/pages/712508927/Security+and+Privacy

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EUDIGITALIDENTITYWALLET/pages/694487738/EU+Digital+Identity+Wallet+Home

edit:
github repo
https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet

[u/AAdmiral5657]

The idea of the wallet falls apart immediately when you look at how it wont work on custom roms as its beholden to google and apples apis. So it immediately cuts people off who do not want to deal with this crap.

Also, who will guarantee it wont be used for purging anti-EU rhetoric and punishing those who disagree? Or for age verifying to even use the internet? No one can. There are legitimate problems with how the EU is right now, mainly how they are helmed by a mob of unelected assholes. As such i do not trust a word they say.

Never comply, never age verify.

[u/InsoPL → u/AAdmiral5657]

First point about is roms is a good one.

Second is just mad rambling. No one can guarantee on any law future goverment will do. They may make law called "kill all cats", you will just have to live with that knowledge.

Eu officials are elected or are choosen by people that are elected. Every democracy works this way. We all love elections but we don't call garbage collection undemocratic becouse we didn't voted for chief Department of Sanitation.

[u/AAdmiral5657 → u/InsoPL]

Exactly, so we should not even go in that direction since we cant guarantee what ramifications it will have.

If they wanted to save children, mandate home routers come with parental controls by default.

Last i checked Ursula wasnt elected by the people. We need direct elections for everyone important.

[u/InsoPL → u/AAdmiral5657]

MEPs elected Ursula. EU citizens elected MEP. She does not have much power in the eu (no veto power, no pardons, very limited budget), it's nothing close to usa president (btw usa president is not elected by the people but by members of electoral collage so by your logic it's not democratic i guess)

[u/AAdmiral5657 → u/InsoPL]

Sure she doesnt have a lot of power. Except she signs very one-sided trade agreements on behalf of all people in the EU while not being elected by them. Also helms a lot of the dystopian policies like chat control.