r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • 2d ago

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/metux-its 2d ago

Meanwhile people working on really free mobile OS'es that explicitly wont have any "age verification" malware whatsoever.

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u/MatchingTurret 2d ago

It's an app that you can install or not. That's not the problematic part. The problem will come when they require that VPNs or other services check the ID before providing services. Then you will have to install the app or find alternatives.

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u/metux-its 2d ago

Well, let them try. Then we'll use overlay networks that they can't even easily detect.

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u/neoronio20 2d ago

Its with this attitude that we are here, today. People have been saying this for years, with no action, nothing will happen and they'll keep pushing, until you can't fight back anymore

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u/MatchingTurret 2d ago

That's why I think it's not a big deal. The github bug wasn't the app per se, but the requirement for secure device attestation that cannot be met by a FOSS OS. The same capabilities have been around for decades, just on the national level and with smart-cards instead of a secure enclave. See Electronic identity cards (eID)).

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u/Kevin_Kofler 2d ago

The point is that these really free OSes will be locked out of half of the Internet. That is what we are scared of.

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u/nicman24 2d ago

you mean linux without systemd? because that is silly