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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

In both your examples the government service has your full identity, then pinky promises to forget it.

It can be like buying alcohol in a store. They look at you and see your age. Or if it's unclear, the store clerk asks your idea and promptly forgets all about it. Except you're not buying alcohol but a login for some age verifier.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    So yes, they get your identity, then promise to forget it.

    That's a worst of both worlds proposal: it makes it trivial to deanonymise people, and it doesn't solve the replay attacks.

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