we sure are getting close to someone’s wet dream of having a dystopian hellscape where people don’t have control over their computers
I’m interpreting the opposite. Currently, if I want my kid’s user account flagged as belonging to a minor, I don’t have that option. If I want my kid’s user account treated differently online, I don’t have that option. This bill gives me that option, and it gives me the option of turning it off if I feel like it, and it doesn’t require me to provide any personal information to achieve that outcome.
I agree that exceptions should be made for open-source. But overall, this seems way less invasive than EU or UK age verification.
So, what am I missing? This is the same asshole that wants every round of ammo to have a serial number, so I know better than to expect reasonable and well-thought-out legislation from this administration.
I agree that exceptions should be made for open-source.
The exceptions shouldn’t be made for “open source” (which would require a legal definition of that), but for operating systems that aren’t preinstalled on devices.
I haven’t read the exact wording of this bill yet, but if it includes all operating systems, then that would seem to prohibit distributing vintage operating systems from before anyone had this idea.
I’m interpreting the opposite. Currently, if I want my kid’s user account flagged as belonging to a minor, I don’t have that option. If I want my kid’s user account treated differently online, I don’t have that option. This bill gives me that option, and it gives me the option of turning it off if I feel like it, and it doesn’t require me to provide any personal information to achieve that outcome.
I agree that exceptions should be made for open-source. But overall, this seems way less invasive than EU or UK age verification.
So, what am I missing? This is the same asshole that wants every round of ammo to have a serial number, so I know better than to expect reasonable and well-thought-out legislation from this administration.
The exceptions shouldn’t be made for “open source” (which would require a legal definition of that), but for operating systems that aren’t preinstalled on devices.
I haven’t read the exact wording of this bill yet, but if it includes all operating systems, then that would seem to prohibit distributing vintage operating systems from before anyone had this idea.