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Can Digital ID be private? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 3 weeks ago by absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I'm looking for studies that either say that Digital ID/Age verification can be done in a truly private manner or not.

I have read a bunch of stuff, there is a lot of noise about this subject.

I want to be able to submit something to politicians as to how this system is going to be a huge target; and the dangers around it. But I also want to be able to know if is technically possible to do it properly.

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[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Short answer: no. Cory Doctorow has a helpful breakdown of Steve Bellovin’s paper “Privacy-Preserving Age Verification—and Its Limitations” that explains why (the relevant section of which is titled Insurmountable Obstacles).

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Awesome, thanks pier that.

I'll have a good read through those.