Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo...
by dredmorbius on Friday June 26, 2026 @05:54PM
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The token is only valid for a day after use, so loss and transfer isn't much of an issue.
If A is buying the ticket and immediately transfers it to B, you could end up defeating the aspect-validation element of this system. That mechanism would be strongly analogous to a straw purchase for alcohol or firearms:
The likelihood of a large black market for underage Internet access developing is probably low, but informal small-scale attacks would likely be possible, and perhaps attractive to those who could negotiate the transaction on others' behalf.
That said, the underlying mechanism you describe is a good one, and the objections raised so far here largely specious.
If A is buying the ticket and immediately transfers it to B, you could end up defeating the aspect-validation element of this system. That mechanism would be strongly analogous to a straw purchase for alcohol or firearms:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_purchase>
The likelihood of a large black market for underage Internet access developing is probably low, but informal small-scale attacks would likely be possible, and perhaps attractive to those who could negotiate the transaction on others' behalf.
That said, the underlying mechanism you describe is a good one, and the objections raised so far here largely specious.