A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
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Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#2As noted at the end of the article, I suspect the impact for many OS's is going to be that they add a line in the fine print somewhere saying not for use in California.
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#3I'm under the impression anyone doing nefarious things online are probably more-than tech savvy enough to not install an OS that rats them out...right?
Isnt that literally one of the first rules of the DNM Bible?
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#4Does not require verification, no biggie, this is essentially a parental control system.
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#5Does not require verification, no biggie, this is essentially a parental control system.
No but then the next step is "well we need a way to enforce it because people are just lying about their age".
I guess let me show a slope I found over here, just past the boiling frogs, watch your footing though, it's recently been greased and is quite steep.
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#6Does not require verification, no biggie, this is essentially a parental control system.
No but then the next step is "well we need a way to enforce it because people are just lying about their age". I guess let me show a slope I found over here, just past the boiling frogs, watch your footing though, it's recently been greased and is quite steep.
I agree, I don’t like it as much as you do. I’m just saying nothing short of a mandated TPM will actually enforce this. I think they know that.
I think this is mostly for show to stay relevant wrt. What is happening in the courts. This is the Same play as it always been for registration “are you over the age of 13?”
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#7Does not require verification, no biggie, this is essentially a parental control system.
Keep in mind this forced parental control system in the OS is supposedly because of app stores.
So we're already pretty deep in the law deciding what shape of computing you're allowed to do. What makes you think it will stop here?
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#8Does not require verification, no biggie, this is essentially a parental control system.
Overton window.
Wedge.
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#9I'm under the impression anyone doing nefarious things online are probably more-than tech savvy enough to not install an OS that rats them out...right? Isnt that literally one of the first rules of the DNM Bible?
Will kids raised on it not know anything different? Seems a path to reduce computer literacy. Then again, being blocked from doing something I wanted is what lead me to find ways around said block. But I already had unrestricted access to the system to bend it to my will. Seems like these kinds of systems won’t allow for the user to learn how to works at all. It’s a mystery box.
Re: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification
#10Sure, I'll ask where the user is located, and if they choose California, I'll ask them for their age. And if they choose over 21 I'll scold them for voting for Gavin.