• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    So like, when do we get a government-run service to issue zero-knowledge proofs about us so companies have no reason to store stuff like this in the first place?

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      2 months ago

      Oh aye, I am the #1 government truster, they should “not record” where I visit and should be trusted to ignore my internet history

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        If I had to choose between a government and a private entity to store my personal governmental records (e.g. age and name), I’d 100% choose the government first.

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          2 months ago

          easy to say, but that depends entirely on the government and company doesn’t it?

          • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            2 months ago

            As always life is complicated.
            I am talking about my personal situation.

            ^(Do I really need to put a disclaimer to all posts, that mentions all comments are from my own view and might no apply to every situation in every country?)

      • kibiz0r@midwest.social
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        2 months ago

        They wouldn’t see what sites you give the tokens to — unless those sites choose to phone home, for some reason.

        • You log in to the government site
        • You ask for a token to prove your age/gender/whatever
        • You copy the token
        • You go to the age/gender-restricted site
        • You provide the token
        • The restricted site asks the government site how to verify any arbitrary token (but doesn’t mention your specific token)
        • The restricted site verifies the token