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Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (itsfoss.com)

submitted 2 days ago by other_cat@piefed.zip to c/linux@programming.dev

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The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.

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[–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For me at least, it's less about the age field itself and more about the swift act of compliance with an absurd and overbearing demand

[–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What is the alternative here?

[–] forestbeasts@pawb.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not implementing it and going "well okay don't use it in California then", for one thing!

[–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert in law. But wouldn't the maintainers be fined if an underage used it in California? Given that they can obtain it without any sort of location spoofing

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago

Not an expert in law either, but I Am pretty sure, that they would not be fined.