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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 1 month ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Auth@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

To late I already implemented my own linux age verification. Every time I log in I scan my face and my drivers license and email it to microsoft, google, meta and the CCP. Get owned privacel

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago

Common Linux double u.

[–] magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That took way too fucking long and is still extremely bad, with or without the Linux exemption

[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So BSD will have to implement age verification?

[–] Ferroto@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Article says open source OS so BSD should be safe.

[–] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

California is making computers shittier for the rest of the world. Sorry for lashing out, fuck you!

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[–] aTun@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Suddenly, Android and Chromebook become Linux. Maybe Apple will become Unix again.

[–] Archr@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Read the article. The amendment says nothing about Linux. It talks about open source where the user has a license to modify and redistribute. So unless Google makes android fully open source they will still be included.

Yes, I know AOSP is open source. But they are also talking about how steam os wouldn't be exempt despite it being arch based. Due to the proprietary portions.

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