"Mehrere US-Bundesstaaten erzwingen künftig eine Altersverifikation für Nutzer. Wie sollen und können Linux-Distributionen darauf reagieren?"

https://www.heise.de/news/Think-of-the-children-Linux-Community-gegen-die-Altersverifikation-11211944.html

#linux #Altersverifikation #thinkOfTheChildren

Linux soll Ausweise prüfen: Wie die Community sich dagegen wehrt

Mehrere US-Bundesstaaten erzwingen künftig eine Altersverifikation für Nutzer. Wie sollen und können Linux-Distributionen darauf reagieren?

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Some rare Good News™ - not a step forward, rather a step back from the brink. Good for 🇪🇺, good for families, a step away from 🇺🇸 dominance and god bless the 🏴‍☠️ - #EUChatControl #ThinkOfTheChildren https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/historic-chat-control-vote-in-the-eu-parliament-meps-vote-to-end-untargeted-mass-scanning-of-private-chats/
Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats

In a sensational turn of events in the fight against Chat Control, a majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications. In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years.

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"I pulled the actual bill text from 5 state age verification laws. They're copy-pasted from two templates. Meta is funding one to dodge ~$50B in COPPA fines — and the other one covers Linux." #AgeVerification #ThinkOfTheChildren #COPPA #FaceBook #Linux #OpenSource www.reddit.com/r/linux/comm...

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"I pulled the actual bill text from 5 state age verification laws. They're copy-pasted from two templates. Meta is funding one to dodge ~$50B in COPPA fines — and the other one covers Linux."

#AgeVerification #AgeAttestation #ThinkOfTheChildren #Privacy #CA_AB1043 #AB1043 #SB3977 #IL_SB3977 #COPPA #FaceBook #Linux #OpenSource

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rmhxk1/i_pulled_the_actual_bill_text_from_5_state_age/

FTC Admits Age Verification Violates Children’s Privacy Law, Decides To Just Ignore That

We’ve been pointing out the fundamental contradiction at the heart of mandatory age verification laws for years now. To verify someone’s age online, you have to collect personal data fr…

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@Jaimieserotica “…. In new developments, young people under the age of 18 are now required to wear blindfolds in public and to be accompanied by a govt approved minder at all times….”

#ThinkOfTheChildren

Age Verification is Getting BANNED!

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Australia’s Social Media Ban Goes Into Effect As Pretty Much Everyone Realizes It’s A Total Mess

Australia’s social media ban for kids is now in effect. As we’ve discussed, this is a monumentally stupid plan that will do real harm to kids. It’s based on a moral panic and a wide variety of faul…

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Congress Dusts Off ‘Think Of The Children’ Playbook To Push Internet Censorship Bills

Twenty years ago, John Jonik released one of the best political cartoons ever regarding attempts to censor and control the internet. In it, a character dressed up as Uncle Sam is placing a gift box…

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