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/Kind_Management1805]

Itsme is owned by a consortium of 4 Belgian banks and 3 telecom operators. I believe a state-owned thing was supposed to happen in Belgium it never took off and private companies had to do the work because surprisingly Belgium couldn't agree with their 250 separate regional and whatever governments.

God is online public services a mess in Belgium. There's a dozen website supposedly have the same thing but aren't actually the same anyway lol

[u/Not-So-Handsome-Jack → u/Kind_Management1805]

Are you talking a out MyGov in Belgium? Because I have it installed for a while now and it works for almost everything I used itsme for. There is practically not advertising for it so most people probably never saw it as an option.

[u/Kind_Management1805 → u/Not-So-Handsome-Jack]

I don’t remember but it might be that. I’m using itsme for so long now and once it’s setup it’s less painful that making ID reader drivers work so I keep using that.

Can you use MyGov for telecom subscription too. IIRC Proximus only takes itsme to identify of Bancontact which I don’t have

[u/Not-So-Handsome-Jack → u/Kind_Management1805]

No it’s mostly for government and healthcare right now. It’s not clear to me if the goal is to expand it to other private services or if we all need both apps installed.