Post #4747162 · Elektrine

2026-09-10 18:43 UTC

Age verification mean end of anonymous account today I created a burner google account. these days google requires an Android phone in order to even create an account so I used an old phone to scan the QR code ( I am pretty sure this lets google grab all of the metadata of the mobile phone ). after about 1 hour creating the account. google’s automated system disabled the account however I appealed and got the account back. before someone asks I need google because of where I live. this made me wonder what if google mandates age verification? if there were age verification google would immediately notice that I am creating another account ( burner account ) which it won’t like. burner account won’t be created in the first place! we already have too much surveillance and this makes it worse. my mobile number is already tied to my read government identity. I DO NOT want my online account to be tied to my read identify too! it is sad, it really is

Replies (4)

@state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-09-10 19:06

The EU is building the EUDI wallet (or rather requiring each member state to provide a solution) and it will be possible to prove your age with that without disclosing details about your identity. And it’s even possible to do this on your device, so the state won’t know who you’re proving your age to. Just saying that there are ways to do it right. It’s just a matter of whether everybody wants that.

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@Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2026-09-10 18:51

It depends on how AV is implemented. Google can either ask for your ID card, that would be inherently non-anonymous and prevent you from creating a burner account, if they would store the information of your id card – which of course Google would never do (/s). The other option would be a third party would check your ID an provide Google only with the information that the request is done by somebody of legal age.

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@Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2026-09-11 05:24

google started limited the accounts created, allegedly to combat botting/spamming, and from AI SCRAPing. they have a deal for Reddits data to AI scrape, i think google is helping them out trying to force genuine users content, it pretty much conincides with reddits forced login.

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@lmaowat@lemmy.wtf 2026-09-11 07:46

Wait, I have to set up burner accounts all the time for Red Team engagements and you can usually get a google account with SMS verification only. Are you sure you’re doing it correctly? are you doing it from Tor or a VPN or an internet café? Why would your country matter in the process for an internet account if you can use an IP from virtually anywhere? All these tiny details matter for your OpSec, and every choice also affects how hard you trigger abuse prevention mechanisms from service providers. Details aside, yes it is getting harder and its insane that you need actual professional skills to maintain privacy, where it should be the default. Educate yourself and your loved ones on surveillance self-defense: ssd.eff.org Also, lmao at expecting privacy from anything Google.

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