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Meldrik@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 hours ago

Linux in California is in deep trouble - The Bryant Review

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Linux in California is in deep trouble - The Bryant Review

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Meldrik@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 hours ago
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Linux in California is in deep trouble.
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This new "privacy" law will require that all operating system providers must start collecting your birth date every app you install will need to ask your OS provider for that information. It's whac...
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    I think this is going to end up in the Supreme Court as a violation of the First Amendment because it’s compelled speech. Since code is speech.

    Edit: Also, since Linux is open source, it can very easily be forked out.

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      Who tf needs too? There’s thousands if distros by now.

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        And according to this crazy law, they are all subject to this.

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