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California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 71 points 3 days ago (18 children)

Wow California leading the way to fascism, who woulda thunk?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Because it's not that crazy or authoritarian and is basically what most websites already do to "verify" you age (which is to say nothing but asking you your age). But the onus is now being put on OS makers, with an additional clause to build an API for other developers to access so they also can "know" a user's age.

The law does not require photo ID uploads or facial recognition, with users instead simply self-reporting their age

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 20 hours ago

It’s more than that. Go read the bill, particularly section 1798.501.b, 1798.502.a and b. Every developer of every application that can be downloaded from every package system MUST request your age bracket every time it is downloaded. And possibly every time it is launched. Basic utilities like ‘ls’ and ‘cat’, that pong example I pushed as a test, everything.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 3 days ago (1 child)

The photo ID requirements are what will come next.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe. But it will be funny for a little bit when the data starts showing the average age of a Californian is over 200 years.

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago

They'll tag all the Linux users with "1 January 1970"

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 4 points 3 days ago

I am ready to believe those that allowed this law to pass were.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 days ago (1 child)

It always ALWAYS comes step by step!

First they will introduce age "non-real-check", then they will enforce the check: you have accepted the principle, so what's the big deal if we actually check it?

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

How do you catch a wild pig? (i dont remember the source)

  1. Day one: leave some rotten apples on the ground.
  2. Day two: Lay some fencing on one side and leave some rotton apples out.
  3. Day three, four and five: add more fencing everyday, but just leave it lying on the ground, keep leaving out apples.
  4. Day six, seven, and eight: leave out apples and stand up the fences one side per day until only the gate is left.
  5. Day 9: Install the gate, when the pig walks in, slam it shut.
  6. Day 10: Eat schnitzel and/or bacon

We are the pig and they're already standing up the fences!!!

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