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I'm obviously not a lawer, but I'm trying to wrap my head around California AB1043 C. 675. This isn't for legal advice, nor am I Californian, I'm just trying to make sure I understand the law and its implications.

  1. Under section 1798.501. (b) 4A, wouldn't this make collection of almost any system information illegal? Like, this seems like it would make something as simple as reading the user's chose theme illegal. I've got to be missing something, right?

  2. Since 1798.501. (b) 2A seems to require that developers that receive this age flag treat assume it is true, this would at least apply to CCPA, and California Civil Code, right? If so, wouldn't that mean that even an for an adult who uses this flag, sharing their data is illegal, and they are required to be given access to extra rights, like the right to delete your data?

  3. Would 1798.501. (b) 2A also apply to COPPA? I know this is state versus federal law, but are they allowed to, under state law, regard the age value as truthful and under federal law, not?

Edit: Answered by DomeGuy@lemmy.world

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[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So, if I understand right, basically they assume its correct unless given significant evidence otherwise?

That's how it reads to me this morning. Assuming by "given" you meant "they have at all".

So like, if this flag is enabled and I visit a website and don’t directly provide personal information, then they have to assume I am a child under CCPA and thus can’t share my data. Right?

Based on the CA AG's page at https://www.oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa , I don't see how "the browser reports the user as a child" gives a substantial additional burden on website developers. Presumably, the most they'd have to do to comply is use the flag to change "do you agree for yourself" to "PARENT OR GUARDIAN: Do you agree for the user of this account..."

I'm missing the part where an adult setting their age category incorrectly for themselves would do more than get a stronger porn block and a bunch of "go get your parent" pop-ups instead of "click here if you're over 18."

Presumably, if Microsoft and Google and Apple don't get the Digital Age Assurance Act blocked in court, we could see a broad adoption of it as a way to skip paying for third-party age validation for sites like Reddit, BlueSky, and Lemmy, and all of the porn sites on the internet would just ask for the flag in lieu of their current "do we have a cookie where this user clicked that they're at least 18" code.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you for the help understanding this.