Eric Schultz3d ago

A small set of people are merging changes to various Linux components to make sure every application knows your birth date.

This is being done rapidly by people with questionable justifications and being merged with no youth and few marginalized people involved.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/accountsservice/-/merge_requests/176#0b07c0cc4d49be119f65cdb2037440f56eed647a

user: Add BirthDate with polkit-gated GetBirthDate and SetBirthDate methods (!176) · Merge requests · accountsservice / accountsservice · GitLab

Summary Add a BirthDate field to the user account interface. For non-homed users, the value is stored...

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Show threadNoel Kelly3d ago

@wwahammy

Ok, everyone, we're all born on 01-01-1970!

Show threadEric Schultz3d ago
@gnoll110 I know that's a common attitude but in effect, kids who are honest get harmed by their computer. The operating system of a computer should never be designed to purposely harm you. I don't think that's the case anymore with Linux if this nonsense becomes a reality.
Show threadNoel Kelly

@wwahammy

The whole thing is a Trojan horse.

That goal, destroying any remaining anonymity, and thus damaging freedom of speech and the ability to speak truth to power.

Mar 21 at 2:09amWeb
Show threadEric Schultz3d ago
@gnoll110 1000% agree. We need to fight this shit with our last breath.
Show threadProScience 🇪🇺3d ago

@gnoll110

🎯

@wwahammy