Matthew Green on Nostr: If you’re thinking that some kind of privacy-preserving age verification system is ...

If you’re thinking that some kind of privacy-preserving age verification system is the answer, that’s great! But you need to make sure your goals (easy access for adults, real privacy, no risk of credentials being stolen) actually overlap with the legislators’ goals.

These systems have loads of sharp edges, and even if you do a perfect job you’re already going to chill access to sites that require age verification. But of course *nobody* comes close to getting it right. For example: https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/