Why Verification Leaks More Than It ShouldMost digital systems verify things by asking for data. To prove your age, you reveal your date of birth. To prove your identity, you upload documents. To prove a transaction is valid, you expose balances, inputs, and execution details. This model works, but it comes with a structural flaw: verification is tightly coupled with disclosure. Data is collected even when it is not strictly necessary, stored longer than intended, and often reused or correlat...
