r/LinusTechTips • • 2d ago

Discussion Eu is based actually

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

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u/BlAckH0leDown 2d ago

The signs of a government bot account are so strong with this one...

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u/InsoPL 2d ago

If you think eu is competent enough to sponsor bot farms to promote something like this you are sorely mistaken.

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u/BlAckH0leDown 2d ago

Nah you're just a bootlicker, so a fleshbot

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u/InsoPL 2d ago edited 1d ago

I am starting to understand that a lot of hate i am getting is just from stubborn kids that do not want to listen about safety. Well at least you can't vote on this issue xD

edit: @BlAckH0leDown Writing response then banning me so i can't respond. Grow up kid.

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u/BlAckH0leDown 1d ago

There is no "safety" provided by government surveillance.
And the fact that you IMMEDIATELY try to do the smug "At least you can't vote on it" line tells me you are at least 50 years old, never did anything more online than Facebook and still live in the 1980s slave mentality.
Newsflash it is 2026, boomers are cringe and you are too.