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hellojesustoday at 2:37 PM3 repliesview on HN

Doesn't the act of notifying >16 today and >18 tomorrow leak birthdates?


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stephbooktoday at 6:34 PM

Not unless you actually meant 16<x<18 today and >18 tomorrow.

You can be 30 and verify >16 today and >18 tomorrow, obviously without being 18.

kiiciatoday at 3:02 PM

which is nothing in comparison to leaking all of personal information

you can also introduce some jitter like changing age range only once a week/month/year for everyone

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gowldtoday at 3:02 PM

If you want privacy you need to fuzz the transition. Many platforms support that today. Or you can create a separate account when you graduate.

But also, knowing someone's birthday without trying it to other information greatly reduces the risk of harm.