Re:The UK's Controversial Online Safety Act Is Now Law
by mdp2021 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @01:28PM
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> I do not get at all why 3rd party companies would be allowed to do something like this
Governments increasingly use services from private companies: they have specific capabilities and they get access to specific personal information.
> If I need a way to give a digital proof of something like this, I'd much rather have my government handle it
Your government, and your view of your government, and your guesses about your future governments, may vary.
I assume it will also be possible to provide a single use proof of age without revealing identity with this kind of system.
I do not get at all why 3rd party companies would be allowed to do something like this. If I need a way to give a digital proof of something like this, I'd much rather have my government handle it.