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Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish ·
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California passes law requiring age verification checks for all operating systems | Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online

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California passes law requiring age verification checks for all operating systems | Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online

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AB-1043 “Age verification signals: software applications and online services.”

Text https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

Other info https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

California AB 1043 signed. Mandatory os-level, device-level, app store, and even developer-required age verification for all computing devices.

Edit: altered title from “ID check” to “Age Verification check”

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    Likely yes, though it won’t matter to me. I’ll recompile from suitably modified source code if it comes to that.

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      They might try to stop Linux from booting at all with locked bootloaders.

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        Libreboot.org

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        that would basically destroy the internet considering how many servers - including microsofts own sites - run on linux

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        That would be the point at which things - expensive, crucial things - would start catching on fire for reasons that has nothing to do with anything I might be doing.

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          Like what? I believe you but I’m interested in the implications of this bill

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