nixCraft 🐧9h ago

the pressure from social media worked. In systemd, age verification has finally been reverted and removed for good. Linux is always for privacy conscious users, it isn't just another Microslop SlopOS https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179 thanks @reddy_1975 for the heads up!

EDIT: they rejected the PR. So keep fight on! systemd folks are cowards and enabling this mess.

Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd

This reverts commit acb6624, reversing changes made to ba1caf0. Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" After extensive community discussion, legal review and c...

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Show threadnixCraft 🐧9h ago

people don't realize this, but this is how they infect a good product and build surveillance network. today it is age verification for OS, tomorrow they will come with sex verification to target LGBQT+ groups or country verification to target minorities or immgirations, etc.

Meta, the evil corp who is behind this, wants everything trackable, starting with your age &d id verification, KYC, & whatnot. it is my computer, & i am not going to be tracked. it is the same reason you use an adblocker

Show threadKevin Renskers 🇺🇦🇪🇺8h ago
@nixCraft maybe I’m misunderstanding but where’s the age verification? It looks like it’s just an optional field that they don’t do anything with?
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@kevinrenskers @nixCraft that's how it starts, but the stated purpose is "to protect the children" so obviously it will be found that a voluntary age/dob field is insufficient, so we need to share PII & send photos
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Show threadKevin Renskers 🇺🇦🇪🇺6h ago
@mattesilver @nixCraft Seems like quite a leap? I don't know, but it just seems like a lot of anger for basically nothing?
Show threadZło To 🏴‍☠️ ᵗʰʳᵉᵉᶠᶦᵈᵈʸ5h ago

@kevinrenskers it's already the law in UK, and all Western control-freak politicians praise it

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Show threadFahri Reza 🍉2h ago

@mattesilver @kevinrenskers @nixCraft

UK OFCOM (??) was suing 4Chan whose base is in the US, that didn't end up well

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@dozymoe
Except now these laws come to the US too
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