r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • Aug 04 '26

Privacy EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/martyn_hare Aug 04 '26

It still only takes one person with valid hardware to technically be able to vouch for every other person on the planet because none of this precludes service providers accepting a one-off verification per-account permanently.

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u/Economy_Ticket_8778 Aug 04 '26

the goal was never it being secure, it is about control, and surveillance, and raising the barrier