dickalan
@dickalan@lemmy.world
- Comment on LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems 1 week ago:
Cool, thank you for that, I wonder if I can get any better features with my TV with that new route I’m going to poke around on that website thank you again so much
- Comment on LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems 1 week ago:
I routed my LGCX by simply going to a website kind of like how you could do that back in the day for iPhones but I don’t think that’s applicable anymore but people are definitely looking into hacking the fuck out of this television so there might be some jailbreak in the future for you
- Comment on Is it completely impossible to do age verification without compromising privacy? 4 weeks ago:
Ok
- Comment on It's been a while, which Lemmy instances should I be on? 4 weeks ago:
I agree 100%, also it reminded me of This Clanker
- Comment on It's been a while, which Lemmy instances should I be on? 4 weeks ago:
I appreciate you for taking the time to explain this to me, mostly sounds like a term people used to other other people
- Comment on Is it completely impossible to do age verification without compromising privacy? 4 weeks ago:
I figured you were wrong so I asked an AI and it confirmed what the people below you were saying, you really do seem to be talking straight out of your ass
Yes, it is technically possible to build an accurate, high-confidence age-verification system that does not compromise privacy in the traditional sense (i.e., no central database of IDs, no name/address/DOB stored by the site, no paper trail that can be subpoenaed or leaked). The core tool that makes this feasible is zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), specifically age-based ZK proofs.
How a privacy-preserving age check actually works in 2025
- User proves age to a trusted credential issuer once
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- Government digital ID (e.g., EU eIDAS wallet, some U.S. mobile driver’s licenses, Yoti, ID.me, etc.)
- The issuer cryptographically signs a statement like “This private key belongs to someone born before 2007-11-27” without ever revealing the exact birthdate. User generates a zero-knowledge proof
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- Using their phone or browser, they create a proof that says:
“I have a valid credential signed by [Trusted Issuer] that confirms I am 18+ (or 21+).” - Nothing else is revealed: no name, no exact age, no birthdate, no issuer identity if you want to go fully anonymous. Website verifies the proof in <1 second
- The site checks the cryptographic signature and that the policy (“18+”) is satisfied.
- It learns literally nothing else about the person.
- Using their phone or browser, they create a proof that says:
Real-world implementations that already exist or are in late-stage pilots (November 2025):
- Worldcoin’s World ID “age 18+” orb-verified credential + ZK proof
- Polygon ID / zkBridge systems used by some adult sites
- SpruceID + Ethereum Attestation Service kits
- Gitcoin Passport + ZK age attestations
- Proof-of-Humanity + age minimum circuits
- Yoti + ZK prototype (demoed 2024–2025)
Remaining practical hurdles (why it’s not universal yet)
- User has to have a compatible digital credential in the first place (adoption still <30% in most countries)
- Friction: first-time setup takes 2–10 minutes instead of 3 seconds
- Most adult sites don’t want to pay the (tiny) gas/verification fee or integrate the SDKs
- Regulatory gray zone in some jurisdictions that still mandate “know your customer” records
Bottom line
Technically: Yes, 100% possible today with zero-knowledge age proofs.
Practically: It exists, works, and is slowly rolling out, but the porn industry and most social platforms still prefer cheap/frictionless (but privacy-invasive) methods or just do nothing.So the top reply in your screenshot (“you always need a middle man with too much information”) is outdated — cryptography has already solved the “middle man” problem. The real blocker now is deployment inertia, not theory.
- Comment on It's been a while, which Lemmy instances should I be on? 4 weeks ago:
Why is that supposed to be an insult, I know nothing of tankie But was called one a couple days ago
- Comment on Insulin 4 weeks ago:
The fuck did you just call me weirdo quit trying to fucking put me in a box, fuck off
- Comment on Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.” 4 weeks ago:
It’s a stranger in a strange land, not very well red are we
- Comment on Insulin 4 weeks ago:
It’s funny how you can russlr your Jimmy’s just by saying a simple word, you wouldn’t have to be Conservative weirdo are you
- Comment on Insulin 4 weeks ago:
Boo-hoo buddy who the fuck cares, clearly you do and you felt the need to tell everybody on the net like a fucking baby
- Comment on This is Jared Birchall. He is the right-hand man of Elon Musk. He also manages his wealth. Jared hates when people see his face. 5 weeks ago:
Bootlicker removed(I’m gay I get a pass fuck off) get the fuck out of here
- Comment on YSK: The Invention Secrecy Act is a US federal law authorizing the government to suppress disclosure of certain inventions for reasons of national security. 6,543 inventions are currently suppressed. 5 weeks ago:
Yes this video destroyed me and made me realize that any life-changing awesome invention would surely be suppressed
- Comment on what is the best fruit to leave in a fridge? 1 month ago:
Yeah I thought that too but it turns out only the outside turned shitty
- Comment on "Nevertheless, the vaginal sounds that were sent will have reached Epsilon Eridani in 1996 and Tau Ceti in 1998. It is unclear what sort of reply we should expect." 1 month ago:
Certified Reddit moment right here
- Comment on Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials 2 months ago:
If it ever shows up it will probably be here
- Comment on Does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA? 2 months ago:
Yeah I really just need to fucking drink water at least that shit has fluoride in it, not a dig on fluoride, my mom had such horrible teeth from living in unincorporated town
- Comment on Does Coke Zero taste different in the UK vs. the USA? 2 months ago:
Yeah I love me some Coke zero but a bunch of studies have been coming out that just say fake sugar is fucking bad for your brain and might make you retarded so you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t the best move would be cutting them out entirely
- Comment on purrfect costume 2 months ago:
I bought that show every season relatively cheap on my Apple TV and I have to say I am enjoying it
- Comment on Was the fall of Rome this stupid? 2 months ago:
Well we’re not gonna have that problem America just hit peak 18-year-old in colleges and it’s only going to be smaller class sizes in a couple years or maybe even now from here on out
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
You have the air of a confidently incorrect Redditor, fucking do something about that you creep
- Comment on Coordinated Pro-Russian Propaganda Network Targeting ActivityPub and ATProto Services 2 months ago:
I don’t matter this is basically Russian propaganda too I don’t trust anybody or anyone which is what they wanted
- Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines? 2 months ago:
Less people is the answer not more people.
- Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines? 2 months ago:
You’re just here dividing people, are you from Russia per chance
- Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines? 2 months ago:
Troll is a matter of perspective and in this situation you are the troll so what were you saying again
- Comment on How do I make pictures less blinding if I prefer dark apps? 2 months ago:
There used to be a app called twilight for your phone if that’s what you’re looking for that Wood red shift everything and you could dial down the brightness to a arbitrary number
- Comment on I'm looking for a particular community in Lemmy. It's kind of like ask Lemmy, But with really bad responses. It's more of a joke community. I've seen it in the past but can't find it 2 months ago:
I’m just answering or asking questions is a fucking dog whistle, what the fuck. , Do you think anybody believes your bullshit
- Comment on If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get? 2 months ago:
A LGOLED and then a Apple TV box so it never has to connect to the Internet
- Comment on How could I order a package without my parents finding it? 2 months ago:
Oh my you definitely have to check out the uncleBens Reddit for all the information you need and also Contamfam for any contamination you get
- Comment on I love authoritarians yum yum 2 months ago:
Yeah, the placenta is pretty bad ass