Age Verification Doesn't Need to Be a Privacy Footgun
9 months ago
- #censorship
- #age-verification
- #privacy
- Age verification laws for adult content harm privacy and freedom of speech.
- Internet age verification introduces security risks like credential theft and tracking.
- Pornography availability inversely correlates with sexual assault rates.
- Anti-porn movements often target LGBTQ+ communities under the guise of protecting children.
- Zero-knowledge proofs offer a privacy-preserving solution for age verification.
- Google is developing an open-source library for privacy-preserving age verification.
- PrivacyPass tokens could verify age without exposing user identities.
- VPNs can circumvent regional restrictions but are not foolproof privacy tools.