To be clear, I’m not advocating for online age verification. I’m very much against it in any form. I’m just curious from a technical standpoint if it’s possible somehow to construct an accurate age verification system that doesn’t compromise a user’s privacy? i.e., it doesn’t expose the person’s identity to anyone nor leaves behind a paper trail that can be traced to that person?
I’d say it’s impossible. Minors will ALWAYS find a way around it, even if it involves government IDs. The actual trick is finding if a “are you 18?” box is enough or not.