Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field

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Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field - Lemmy NZ

Lemmy

It is just a field. What it contains, if anything at all, is irrelevant.
Every step towards making people feel at ease giving personal information away, makes the next one easier.

This is step 1.

Final step: Scan your passport to verify and populate the date of birth field.

Slippery slope fallacy

Discord. Microsoft.

It’s not a fallacy if it’s an actual slippery slope.

Patrick is that you?
I’m sure you think you’re smart dropping a short, “insightful” three word post. But you might have missed the constant falling down we’ve been having in every possible places these last few years. It’s not a fallacy when it turns out to be a series of fulfilled plans.
I remember when this happened for the real name, email and phone number fields.