▲ 122 ▼ An upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verification (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 8 months ago by ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments Apparently this will include Linux...
[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -3 points 8 months ago (4 children) Explain the criminally dangerous permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (3 children) This program would likely need to to be on start up, it's another vector for data imput, this can be done wrong a lot of dif ways because of those two points alone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) But that's already doable in UEFI & logins. A 3rd vector into age checking users is just another analytics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) yes but it would have to be verified on a outbound server to make sure its real, otherwise you could use any old copy/fake or dead person. yet another path for attack and forces you to be online to access your pc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago UEFI then. I get your point although. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (3 children) This program would likely need to to be on start up, it's another vector for data imput, this can be done wrong a lot of dif ways because of those two points alone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) But that's already doable in UEFI & logins. A 3rd vector into age checking users is just another analytics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) yes but it would have to be verified on a outbound server to make sure its real, otherwise you could use any old copy/fake or dead person. yet another path for attack and forces you to be online to access your pc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago UEFI then. I get your point although. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) But that's already doable in UEFI & logins. A 3rd vector into age checking users is just another analytics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) yes but it would have to be verified on a outbound server to make sure its real, otherwise you could use any old copy/fake or dead person. yet another path for attack and forces you to be online to access your pc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago UEFI then. I get your point although. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) yes but it would have to be verified on a outbound server to make sure its real, otherwise you could use any old copy/fake or dead person. yet another path for attack and forces you to be online to access your pc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago UEFI then. I get your point although. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago UEFI then. I get your point although. permalink fedilink source parent