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Drew MochakSo systemD added a birthdate field to the JSON records managed by userdb:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954
A PR to revert this was denied:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/41179
This is apparently an attempt to satisfy new legal requirements in various US states and elsewhere around age verification.
My question: since we've already established RedHat's willingness to jump and twirl for Palantir like trained seals, when will they jump and twirl for us? Or do the applicable laws not count in this case because they only affect disabled people?
userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records by dylanmtaylor · Pull Request #40954 · systemd/systemd
Stores the user's birth date for age verification, as required by recent laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. The xdg-desktop-portal project is addi...
