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California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 86 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

uhhh. So would I need to get everyone who uses the household pc to verify age? Whats stopping a child from using the family pc that was age verified by an adult?

[–] loie@lemmy.world 75 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, straight to jail

[–] jjfolken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Underage 👇🏼, Overage 👆🏼... Jail.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

Birthday? Believe it or not, jail.

[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

Please drink your age verification can....

[–] orange_narange@lemmy.org 31 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Clearly the point is not tl verify the age. They want your data.

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 4 points 11 hours ago

They explicitly don't:

The law does not require photo ID uploads or facial recognition, with users instead simply self-reporting their age, setting AB 1043 apart from similar laws passed in Texas and Utah that require "commercially reasonable" verification methods, such as government-issued ID checks. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, who authored the bill, said this "avoids constitutional concerns by focusing strictly on age assurance, not content moderation," in a press release. The bill passed both chambers unanimously, 76-0 in the Assembly and 38-0 in the Senate.">