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Linux (and other FOSS OSs) are exempt from age verification in California (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by rimu@piefed.social to c/foss@beehaw.org

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AB-1856 has passed which amends protections and exemptions for easing compliance of open-source platforms.

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[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Companies generally already know if they're hiring children

[–] Sina@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

That's not the point, bit rather the mechanism is interesting, like will Enterprise a Windows 11 not have any?

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I agree. Companies also don't sign telecommunications contracts with minors. So regulating minor access to the internet / social media should be an non-issue. Yet here we are.

Why am I asking? Because if corpo deployments of windows can circumvent age attestations, then it can be done privately as well

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So, all the parents have to do is form a company then to employ their child?

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, just download an enterprise edition of windows to circumvent unecessary profiling.

[–] SteevyT@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

For some reason I was able to get an enterprise Windows license stupidly cheap when I built my desktop. Some of the annoying crap I see complained about online doesnt seem to happen on mine.