u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoApple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoBecause then you can share the token and everyone can use it I’m sure a more robust solution is possible though.
minus-squarelinule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoPersonal ids can also be used by non-owners, not much different than this theoretic age verification token. But yeah, ideally it would have an security layer to sufficiently confirm ownership.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoAh tbh I just realised that with the tokens being unique you could still limit accounts per token to 1, achieving the same effect as using real ID.
Because then you can share the token and everyone can use it
I’m sure a more robust solution is possible though.
Personal ids can also be used by non-owners, not much different than this theoretic age verification token. But yeah, ideally it would have an security layer to sufficiently confirm ownership.
Ah tbh I just realised that with the tokens being unique you could still limit accounts per token to 1, achieving the same effect as using real ID.