Privacy-Preserving Age Verification Infrastructure for Websites

P6/10April 26, 2026

WhatAn API and SDK that lets websites comply with EU age verification mandates using genuine zero-knowledge proofs, so no user data is stored or leaked.

SignalThe EU is mandating age verification but the reference implementation is flawed and privacy-invasive — every member state will need compliant tooling, and websites serving EU users will need drop-in solutions that actually protect user privacy rather than creating data honeypots.

Why NowThe EU eIDAS 2.0 regulation and EUDIW rollout are creating an imminent compliance deadline across 27 member states, and the official demo app has already been shown to have serious privacy shortcomings.

MarketEvery website serving EU users that hosts age-restricted content pays; TAM is tens of thousands of sites across gaming, alcohol, adult content, social media. Key gap: existing age-verification vendors (Yoti, AgeChecked) rely on data collection rather than true ZKP.

MoatFirst-mover regulatory compliance expertise combined with cryptographic IP around ZKP implementations that actually work — deep technical moat that's hard to replicate correctly.

EU Age Control: The trojan horse for digital IDs View discussion ↗ · Article ↗ · 348 pts · April 26, 2026

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