Assembly Bill No. 1043 was approved by California governor Gavin Newsom in October of last year, and becomes active on January 1, 2027 (via The Lunduke Journal). The bill states, among other factors, that "An operating system provider shall do all of the following:"
"(1) Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user’s age bracket to applications available in a covered application store.
"(2) Provide a developer who has requested a signal with respect to a particular user with a digital signal via a reasonably consistent real-time application programming interface that identifies, at a minimum, which of the following categories pertains to the user."
What the fuck is up with the ruling class's push on age verification on everything the past year? Does anyone actually know what the deal is?
My brain goes to the theory that they want to create undodgable ways to surveil everyone after the Luigi incident so everyone's ID (and photo) is on record, making them easier to track - I trust these people not storing identifiable information as much as I trust my phone to not be recording 24/7. The fact that Palantir has started to spread like mold in every industry with sizable information databases too.
They want a forever permanent record from birth to death. All the bullshit you do from the moment you can pull up your own pants. Blackmail. Insurance rates. Credit scores/cards. Loans. School admissions. Everything.
Automated AI Surveillance to link users to everything they do online spearheaded by Palantir and Israel.
Exactly this. This is from palantir source code
They are having a bit of trouble with finding enough minors after Epstein didn't kill himself.
Probably, another angle I've thought about is having your browsing history on file for potential arrest and or future blackmail if you become someone important.
I heard an angle the age verification laws in Australia were to stop competing legislation banning gambling ads. If they can arbitrarily say they've kicked kids off the internet they can justify still allowing more ads