California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
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Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#2No, not exemptions! Drop the stupid-ass law all together.
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#3The only device mandates that should be taking place is for the default installations of web clients should be checking to see if parental controls are enabled. This only impacts the major browsers. An intern at each browser company could add this check in minutes. If they are enabled and the person logged in is on a regular account (not admin or power user of sorts) then the base installation of web clients must check for an RTA header [1]. If present, prompt for a override password and also give the option for the admin to approve-list the domain at that time. That's it. Not perfect, nothing is or will be.
The only thing server, platform, website, service providers should be doing is setting an RTA header if the content could possibly be adult or user-contributed content that could dynamically become adult, moderation aside. This knocks out two issues with one fix. Small children don't see much if any adult content and they are kept off social media until the admin (parent or legal guardian) approves it.
If a site is not adding the RTA header then progressively fine them into oblivion. If they accept the fines as the cost of doing business then seize everything and put everyone in GenPop. An intern could enable the header in 5 minutes.
All legislation regarding age verification must revolve around this otherwise people must reject it as an abusive form of tracking and privacy invasion. The focus should be on small children as teen share porn, warez, movies and such within Rated-G games.
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#4No, not exemptions! Drop the stupid-ass law all together.
Kind of interesting - basically exempts any OS that’s under an MIT or GPL licence…
… doesn’t that excuse Android and possibly XNU, too?
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#5All this because public institutions have lost the will or capacity to regulate the companies. So they switch to burdening the consumers.
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#6Sounds like any GPL and perhaps other licences. Not just Linux.
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#7Hopefully the add the BSDs too.
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#8As a dad of two younger kids (7 and 10), I have been incredibly frustrated with the way age restrictions are handled across various services.
Really, my main complaint comes down to: I completely disagree with what these services choose to restrict for kids and what they allow.
They block my kids from doing things I have no problem with them doing and they allow things I would never want my kids to do in 1000 years. It is incredibly frustrating.
Often times, there is literally no way for me to bypass some stupid restriction they put on my kids, so the only way I can get it to work is to help my kids lie about their age… and at that point, I lose the ability to actually block things I care about.
These laws are just going to make it worse. I don’t want someone else choosing how I control what my kids do. Give me tools to control it myself, and you can choose some presets for parents to use, but don’t force me to use your definition of age appropriate.
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#9As a dad of two younger kids (7 and 10), I have been incredibly frustrated with the way age restrictions are handled across various services. Really, my main complaint comes down to: I completely disagree with what these services choose to restrict for kids and what they allow. They block my kids from doing things I have no problem with them doing and they allow things I would never want my kids to do in 1000 years.…
What tools would you want?
Re: California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
#10The only device mandates that should be taking place is for the default installations of web clients should be checking to see if parental controls are enabled. This only impacts the major browsers. An intern at each browser company could add this check in minutes. If they are enabled and the person logged in is on a regular account (not admin or power user of sorts) then the base installation of web clients must che…
Has this idea been discussed when drafting legislation? I mean are they aware of it but dismissed it for any reason or no stated reasons?