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"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION] (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Remember the UK new safety law. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/reddit-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-to-comply-with-new-rules/

https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/

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[–] 53 points 1 year ago (13 children)

So like, when do we get a government-run service to issue zero-knowledge proofs about us so companies have no reason to store stuff like this in the first place?

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Oh aye, I am the #1 government truster, they should "not record" where I visit and should be trusted to ignore my internet history

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    If I had to choose between a government and a private entity to store my personal governmental records (e.g. age and name), I'd 100% choose the government first.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    easy to say, but that depends entirely on the government and company doesn't it?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Any government already has all of that information, so, no.

    By giving it to a company, you just increase the risks of info leakage.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I assume OP actually meant the additional info the government can get from where I authenticate with my goverment ID to a company.

    Hypothecial situation: You wanna buy a sex toy.
    If the goverment does store where and what you buy, they could punish you by withholding services.
    And they might not say why and give a bs excuse or send you on a goose hunt to do more paperwork.
    You can suspect that but probably never proof that it was the case.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    As always life is complicated.
    I am talking about my personal situation.

    ^(Do I really need to put a disclaimer to all posts, that mentions all comments are from my own view and might no apply to every situation in every country?)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    They wouldn’t see what sites you give the tokens to — unless those sites choose to phone home, for some reason.

    • You log in to the government site
    • You ask for a token to prove your age/gender/whatever
    • You copy the token
    • You go to the age/gender-restricted site
    • You provide the token
    • The restricted site asks the government site how to verify any arbitrary token (but doesn’t mention your specific token)
    • The restricted site verifies the token
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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    It either doesn't work or means that they have your ID info anyways. There's no 3rd option

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    ???? This is just textbook sso/openid but backed by the government. There's nothing intrinsically insecure about having third parties send you directly to a trusted government site for authorization.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    And how does that prevent hacks that reveal the connection between ID and user account ?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    What connection do you think a third party is saving when using openid? Generally speaking the only thing the third party needs is your identifier which in most cases is just an email. It's no more devastating for the user base for that information to be leaked than it is when they're handling authorization themselves. I personally think using a government backed authorization platform is a terrible idea and something completely liable to be abused by those in power, but it would objectively be better than trying to have every single service store your personally identifiable information themselves.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The only entity able to connect you in this case is the identity verification third party. The premise is that a government-backed identification system is more secure than a rando private company.

    Private company asks government "hey is this user real and unique", government replies "yes". Private webiste does not need to know your ID. No identifying element needs to be transmitted by the government.

    Of course some private companies will need more, and in that case the user, you, can grant them access to data, much like the current authentication systems using Google accounts & co.

    In which case the flow would be:

    • Rando insecure company asks government "is this user real and unique? I need their name"
    • Government website asks you "this rando company wants to know your name"
    • You accept
    • Goverbment replies to rando insecure conpany "yes, user real, name is X"

    That's how it should be.

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