No age check for Linux

Laws requiring age verification in operating systems will likely exclude open-source, at least in California and Colorado.

heise online
California Wants To Exclude Linux and Other Open Source Systems From New Age Checks - gHacks Tech News

A proposed amendment to California's Digital Age Assurance Act would exempt open source operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD from age verification requirements.

gHacks

I’m not worried or care about being tracked online.

What are they gonna learn … that I buy my boxer shorts from Amazon, prefer Mastodon as my social media site where I openly condemn them every time I logon and that I scroll TikTok when I’m ultra bored.

#internet #privacy #socialmedia #mastodon #AgeChecks #bigbrother

Age Verification?

FFS it’s the younger generations who are making tech and the internet possible now.

Make it make sense.

#tech #ageverification #AgeChecks #internet #ai

Parents,

If your child starts growing a mustache you might want to check his browser history.

#mustache #ageverification #AgeChecks

Teens Exploit Age Checks with Simple Facial Manipulation Tactics

Kids are outsmarting age checks with a surprisingly simple trick: drawing on a fake mustache. This clever tactic allows them to bypass age verification systems with ease.

https://osintsights.com/teens-exploit-age-checks-with-simple-facial-manipulation-tactics?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#AgeChecks #FacialManipulation #EmergingThreats #BiometricSpoofing #IdentityVerification

Teens Exploit Age Checks with Simple Facial Manipulation Tactics

Learn how teens exploit age checks with facial manipulation tactics and find out how to prevent them from beating age verification systems effectively now.

OSINTSights

Kids say they’re beating age checks by wearing fake mustaches. 🥸

Apparently, this includes several of the girls.

#AgeChecks #ageverification #mustache #internet #HamonWry #news

Kids say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache

: 46% say age checks are easy to bypass, and nearly a third admit getting around them

The Register
Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord

Data dump confirms dad's suspicions that Discord knew teen's age prior to hack.

Ars Technica