The Year Is 2035 And the EU's Age Verification App Is A Huge Success

The Year is 2035 and EU’s Age Verification app is a huge success. The app, which rolled out in 2027, was supposed to protect children against the dangers of the internet, and boy was it effective. The app did face some difficulties though. The Zero-Knowledge Proof mechanism, which was supposed to ensure privacy and unlinkability was never properly rolled out, but as one Eurocrat points out, it was never a mandatory or a particularly important part of the app. It was also not required by the law, so it could be safely abandoned. ...

April 16, 2026 · 3 min · 491 words · Robert Schurveillman