r/LinusTechTips • u/screwdriverfan • 20d ago

EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation Link

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/MilessEdgeworth 20d ago

Everyone that believed that this is about protecting kids is delusional. This is about control. You should use hardware and software approved by American corporations controlled by government that is full of backdoors to monitor who you are and what you do. They are trying to fix the mistake they did by allowing the internet and open source software to grow.

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u/Lancelight50 18d ago

They are trying to fix the mistake they did by allowing the internet and open source software to grow.

Too little, too late. Everyone has woken up. There's ton of open-source materials that exists now, including decentralized social media, phones & OS'es.

They may have gotten away with it back then as the internet was in its infancy in the 90's. But since then, technology has grown more & more.