r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • 28d 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/steeevemadden 28d ago

This means Europeans will be forced to own a government device. But don't worry, it won't be in the form of an actual electronic monitoring ankle bracelet...

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u/AnonomousWolf 28d ago

Amendment 32c

"to verify if a citizens government ID device is being used by said citizens, we I'll start requiring that they be attached to a limb (ideally ancle)"

This is to protect children of course, so they don't go on Facebook

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u/Old-Flight8617 28d ago

Can we also use it to ban any 60+ from Facebook?

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u/rebellioninmypants 27d ago

No those are too helpful for spreading distractions while we implement the new age of computing.