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systemd adds an optional birthDate field to userdb for age-law compliance, storing self-declared data locally without ID checks 🧩
The change sparked backlash over surveillance risks and FOSS principles, while harassment highlights tensions between compliance, transparency, and user control ⚖️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/dylan-taylor-systemd-controversy/

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Inside the Systemd Age Verification Debate: Developer Responds to Criticism

A single pull request turned a quiet open source contributor into the unlikely target of one of the Linux community's most heated controversies. We interacted with Dylan Taylor to hear his side of the story.

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Mar 26 at 9:50pmWeb