• dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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    24 hours ago

    So is there a way to apply pressure on the EU to think this through first? Surely they could have different ways that doesn’t lock them in to google services.

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      23 hours ago

      According to the users in that issue, the mere application of the API is illegal, as is the dependency. Sooo I dunno what kind of PACs there are in the EU but I would be leaning on and contributing to those.

      • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        22 hours ago

        I do feel like that’s a precarious state to leave this in, especially if they’re developing the backend for it.

        Is there even enough momentum for a SKG-style wave of coverage? It would need to be justified properly by citing things like the Tea app data leak, to make a strong case (to political pencil pushers) for the danger of tying personal information to profiles or even to platforms. Otherwise the only thing they’ll see is “gamers want to make porn accessible to children”.

        I don’t know. This whole situation boils my blood because I really care about online anonymity, and this is kind of nightmare scenario shit for me. I’m not even in the UK or EU.

        • Ulrich@feddit.org
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          11 hours ago

          I’m not even in the UK or EU.

          We’ve had this shit in the US for a while now.

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      16 hours ago

      To avoid people from simply copying the “age proof” and having others reuse it, a nonce/private key combo is needed. To protect that key a DRM style locked down device is necessary. Conveniently removing your ability to know what your device is doing, just a “trust us”.

      Seeing the EU doesn’t make any popular hardware, their plan will always rely on either Asian or US manufacturers implementing the black-box “safety” chip.

      • redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 hours ago

        If it is about hiding some data handled by the app, that will be instantly extracted.
        There are plenty of people with full integrity on rooted phones. It’s really annoying to set up and keep going, and requiring that would fuck over most rooted phone/custom os users, but someone to fully inspect and leak everything about the app will always be popping up.

      • General_Effort@lemmy.world
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        10 hours ago

        The key doesn’t have to be on your phone. You can just send it to some service to sign it, identifying yourself to that service in whatever way.