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California passes law requiring age verification checks for all operating systems | Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online (www.gov.ca.gov)
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AB-1043 "Age verification signals: software applications and online services."

Text https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

Other info https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

California AB 1043 signed. Mandatory os-level, device-level, app store, and even developer-required age verification for all computing devices.

Edit: altered title from "ID check" to "Age Verification check"

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[–] 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The fuck? Why is no one talking about this? How is this age verification being implemented?

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No idea

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    California unfortunately has a long tradition of creating stupid new laws that sound "helpful" with no technical ability to allow companies to abide by it (see firearm microstamping). Probably just going to selectively use it as a way to restrict some companies that won't allow them access to private info or something.

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    • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    What about small devices like cameras, my router, my car software?

    This looks like a trap to kill all non Apple/Google devices :-/

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    [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Who asked for this

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    • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    California becomes the first state to ban Linux and FOSS I guess

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    [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I just read the text of this, and it sounds to me like it only mandates a birth date or age field as opposed to full-on age/identity verification.
    Still asinine, but not quite as severe as OP's interpretation if accurate.

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    • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Lol "every operating system" sure. Good luck with all my Linux things.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Well I'll be going offline soon

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