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Comment on System76 on Age Verification Laws

romanticremedy@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Should this method of age attestation become the standard, apps and websites will not assume liability when a signal is not provided and assume the lowest age bracket. Any Linux distribution that does not provide an age bracket signal will result in a nerfed internet for their users

Fuck just as I commented yesterday about this BS entering Linux kernel, it can become new reality

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deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Oh my God it’s gonna happen. Teenagers are gonna start learning to install hacked Linux distros that lie about their age for access to porn. This might actually be the biggest boon for tech literacy ever.

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- asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  isn’t this just asking your age when the OS is installed? in that case can’t they just install any non-hacked distro and lie? there’s no verification, is there?
  
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  - boraginoru@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Depends on the state/law. Also from the article
    
    It can get worse. New York’s proposed Senate Bill S8102A requires adults to prove they’re adults to use a computer, exercise bike, smart watch, or car if the device is internet enabled with app ecosystems. The bill explicitly forbids self-reporting and leaves the allowed methods to regulations written by the Attorney General. Practical methods for a bill of such extreme breadth would require, in many instances, providing private information to a third-party just to use a computer at all. Privacy disappears.
    
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