Gardiner BryantFeb 28

California just put FOSS devs on the financial hook for your kids "safety"

So California finally did it. They passed Assembly Bill 1043. And now your OS is legally required to collect your birthdate and report it to every app developer... so they can verify you're not a baby....

#Enshittification #Linux #AgeVerification #DigitalSovereignty

https://gardinerbryant.com/california-just-put-foss-devs-on-the-financial-hook-for-your-kids-safety/?utm_campaign=brsharewidget&utm_source=mastodon

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@gardiner_bryant I have seen a lot of talk about age verification say that sites shouldn't have the data (100% true) and then offer device level info amd authentication as an alternative. Is every OS being a verified spying device the actual implementation of that idea? If so, it sucks too
Feb 28 at 2:35pmWeb