Traditional age verification forces users to divulge more information than necessary. This often creates avoidable storage risks because once a platform or processor holds identity data, it can be breached, copied, or misused. Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) offer a better approach to verifying age online without leaking the user’s KYC data (such as date of birth, ID number, or address). Using a one-time credential issuance step, ZKPs enable users …
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