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That bit about requiring app stores to query an online account to get the users age bracket, that really concerns me.
Every app does not need to check your birth date. An app will be able to query if the user is within one of a few broad ranges of age (e.g. under 18), but an app only has to do that if it needs to comply with some other legislation.
Linux will not care, if some corporate distros sell out, no matter. Just spin up any other million distros which are not retarded. Or just gentoo it.
Linux is like that spider swatting meme where the spider gets squished, and then it explodes into a million smaller spiders that run every direction.
I didn’t realize it at first, but Pornhub has also been requesting device based age verification legislation.
The California law essentially allows a parent to create a child account on a device and gives a way for apps to query it.
I’m not sure what PH is asking for, but it doesn’t sound like the same thing.
I guess there is a distinction.
Like in Wayland, a developer can use the xdg desktop utilities to send a Notification or start a Screencast if needed. If their service requires device based age verification, a call to something like DeviceAgeVerification could happen… and if the user hasn’t completed it or the desktop environment hasn’t implemented it, the requesting service could just not provide it’s content.
The California law sounds like it requiring the OS implement it for devices sold, where the alternative could be just that the service can’t serve it’s content if an age verification method isn’t available by the OS.
California’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) (effective Jan. 1, 2027) requires operating system (OS) providers to implement age-verification, specifically asking users for their age/birthdate during setup to categorize them into one of four age brackets. This self-reported data will be used to restrict access to age-inappropriate content, with penalties for non-compliance reaching up to $7,500 per violation.
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The actual text of the bill isn’t very long. I don’t like that the obligation is on the OS. They want an attestation or a verification of age, it doesn’t have to be completed by the OS. Why can’t Meta sell users their age verification software to run on the OS that other programs can call to comply with the law? I really haven’t considered it and this isn’t very serious.
No, it’s not.
A couple months ago Glock redesigned their pistols to mechanically block the ability for people to stick a cheep part in it that makes it effectively shoot full auto. About 24 hours later someone worked out a way around it.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. This shit will be cracked by the end of the week it goes into effect.
