New Company Hopes to Build Age-Verification Tech into Vape Cartridges

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https://www.wired.com/story/your-vape-wants-to-know-how-old-you-are/

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it’s unlikely to solve the real problems.

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undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

Ike’s solution is to leverage blockchain technology in the chip on the e-cig cartridge. It would use a camera to scan some form of ID and then also take a video of the user’s face. Once it verifies your identity and determines you’re old enough to vape, it translates that information into anonymized tokens. That info goes to an identity service like ID.me or Clear. If approved, it bounces back to the app, which then uses a Bluetooth signal to give the vape the OK to turn on.

I just cannot begin to describe how stupid this is. You know what? I’m not going to even try.

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Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
This is “light” cigarettes all over again, isn’t it?

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