ZKP’s Aren’t Age Verification Silver Bullets
Summary
The article discusses the increasing implementation of age verification laws globally, noting that many of these laws are ineffective and pose significant privacy risks. It specifically addresses the promotion of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) as a solution, arguing that ZKP-based age verification schemes are gameable, hackable, and could centralize power while creating further harms.
IFF Assessment
The article highlights the privacy risks and ineffectiveness of ZKP-based age verification systems, which can be exploited by malicious actors, making it bad news for defenders of user privacy and security.
Defender Context
The increasing push for age verification, even with technologies like ZKPs, poses a risk to user privacy and can create new attack vectors. Defenders should be aware of how these systems are implemented and the potential for their misuse or exploitation, especially concerning centralized data points or bypassed authentication mechanisms.