cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 23 days agoAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1227file-textcross-posted to: california@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@programming.devprivacy@programming.devpcgaming@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1227external-linkAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comcm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 23 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: california@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@programming.devprivacy@programming.devpcgaming@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.ml
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoI can actually imagine this being pretty useful on phones so you can give a kid a phone but prevent it from installing certain software (from normal sources)
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoYou can already require a pin to download anything off the store.
minus-squaregnuthing [they/them]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoMy kid has a phone, their user doesn’t have app installation permissions at all and app store is hidden
I can actually imagine this being pretty useful on phones so you can give a kid a phone but prevent it from installing certain software (from normal sources)
You can already require a pin to download anything off the store.
My kid has a phone, their user doesn’t have app installation permissions at all and app store is hidden