SentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoExemption on age verification for Linux operating systemswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1351 cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.mllinux@sh.itjust.workslinux@programming.devOpenSource@europe.pubopensource@programming.dev
arrow-up1351external-linkExemption on age verification for Linux operating systemswww.tomshardware.comSentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square50fedilink cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.mllinux@sh.itjust.workslinux@programming.devOpenSource@europe.pubopensource@programming.dev
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 hours agoThere’s nothing preventing Linux from giving online services a random age. Being exempt from the law just means we don’t have to implement real age verification.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·13 hours agoNothing yet. Just give it a year or three before those age attestations given to websites have to be cryptographically signed by a corp.
There’s nothing preventing Linux from giving online services a random age. Being exempt from the law just means we don’t have to implement real age verification.
Nothing yet. Just give it a year or three before those age attestations given to websites have to be cryptographically signed by a corp.