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EU age verification app not planning desktop support

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Re: EU age verification app not planning desktop support

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Post by Aaargh20318 »

Luker88 wrote: post #6
bilekas wrote: post #3

This is a great example of how this whole requirement hasn't been properly thought out. > Desktop support is not currently within the project's scope. What I would like to take from this is that, by their own definition, desktop apps are out of scope for Age Verification. So does that mean we will see a return of the 'desktop applications' instead of everything being a web service ? One can dream perhaps. Until then…

> oes that mean we will see a return of the 'desktop applications'...? No. It's still required by law, which means that your desktop application will require some interaction with your smartphone.

The wallet app can be started using a QR code. You can then finish the verification on your phone and continue on the desktop website/app/whatever.

Re: EU age verification app not planning desktop support

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Post by pessimizer »

cenamus wrote: post #10
Luker88 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> oes that mean we will see a return of the 'desktop applications'...? No. It's still required by law, which means that your desktop application will require some interaction with your smartphone.

Further forcing everybody to have their phone on person at all times

I've been saying this for years: eventually not having your phone on you and powered up at all times will not be a crime, but it will be grounds for questioning and search.

One day, there will be a knock on your door.

"Good morning, this is the police. Is there something wrong with your phone? Is your phone broken? Can we provide you with a charge?"

"No, I must have turned it off accidentally."

"Can we assist you with an upgrade? The newer models don't have power buttons."

Re: EU age verification app not planning desktop support

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Post by jmclnx »

Lets pretend the EU would mandate Desktop Support, we all know it will be only applied to Windows and Apple. Maybe for Linux, BSD it will never be applied.

In anycase we all know ways of bypassing this age verification will be found, probably by the kids themselves. But all this will do is enable US big tech, killing the very EU based companies the EU has been crying about for years.

Meta, Twitter, Google and M/S could not have created a better law to protect them then this law.

Re: EU age verification app not planning desktop support

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Post by pjmlp »

nickslaughter02 wrote: post #12

Do you want desktop PC vendors locking down hardware to enforce integrity?

Want do you think Windows 11, latest macOS, ChromeOS hardware requirements are all about?

CoPilot+ PCs even require the same security chip as XBox and Azure Sphere IoT board (Pluton), in addition to TPM 2.0.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/hardware-...

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