alt Hacker NewsVerification broker tracks sites which make requests and records it attached to personal data. Site either sells or leaks personal data along with history of all sites visited which require age verification.
Also your solution requires a bank account, not something everyone has. Many do, but not all. Also the bank may not know "which" site you are visiting, but it does now know you are visiting sites which require age verification and how often.
> Verification broker tracks sites which make requests and records it attached to personal data.
How? What personal data?
The broker doesn't get anything other than "Site X wants to verify over 18, the user selected forward to Bank Y" and "Bank Y responds with TRUE"
> Also your solution requires a bank account, not something everyone has
True. Banks are only one example of an already trusted identity provider in this situation. But I get that there are gaps.
> Also the bank may not know "which" site you are visiting, but it does now know you are visiting sites which require age verification and how often.
Verification need only happen once per site, when setting up an account. This does introduce the possibility of a secondary market for approved accounts though, sure.