• Godric@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    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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      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
    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      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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        23 hours ago

        In turkey, the government stores data words than the company. I can be doxxed just by giving you hints of which city I live in. It’s bad

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

        • Mistic@lemmy.world
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          Any government already has all of that information, so, no.

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

          • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            23 hours 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.

        • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          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?)