▲ 175 ▼ Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (itsfoss.com) submitted 7 months ago by other_cat@piefed.zip to c/linux@programming.dev 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.
[–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml -2 points 7 months ago (2 children) What is the alternative here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forestbeasts@pawb.social 13 points 7 months ago (1 child) Not implementing it and going "well okay don't use it in California then", for one thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml -3 points 7 months ago I'm not an expert in law. But wouldn't the maintainers be fined if an underage used it in California? Given that they can obtain it without any sort of location spoofing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] forestbeasts@pawb.social 13 points 7 months ago (1 child) Not implementing it and going "well okay don't use it in California then", for one thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml -3 points 7 months ago I'm not an expert in law. But wouldn't the maintainers be fined if an underage used it in California? Given that they can obtain it without any sort of location spoofing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml -3 points 7 months ago I'm not an expert in law. But wouldn't the maintainers be fined if an underage used it in California? Given that they can obtain it without any sort of location spoofing permalink fedilink source parent