Everyone, including politicians are intimately aware of Zero Knowledge Proofs. Google even open-sourced technology to enable it: https://blog.google/technology

Everyone, including politicians are intimately aware of Zero Knowledge Proofs. Google even open-sourced technology to enable it: https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/opening-up-zero-knowledge-proof-technology-to-promote-privacy-in-age-assurance/ https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/opening-up-ze... The politicians don't want Zero Knowledge Proof because it prevents the mass-surveillance of internet users. This is all deliberate.