• linule@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    And how does that process guarantee that your token identifies only you? It seems that an adult can go to the store at different times and get n tokens, which they can then give to minors.

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      10 days ago

      Yes, an adult could give them, just as nowadays an adult can forge fake IDs to sell to kids, but it would be a crime. If they were caught, they would suffer appropriate consequences.

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        10 days ago

        And what about online-only services (which is the majority)? Seems a partial and error prone solution not worth the effort over no verification at all.