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Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (itsfoss.com)
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The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.

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[-] voidsignal@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

Whatever the old farts will come with their stupid laws, SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKERS, it's Linux. It's always a sudo away from doing (or not) exactly what you (don't) want. I know. This is beyond their comprehension. Adding a field here is ok to me. Because if it ends up being used:

  • I can not set it
  • I can set it wrong
  • I can be 1000y old
  • I can have a different age for every request
  • I can prevent the shit accessing it from accessing it
  • I can uninstall the shit that is trying to access it

The only thing that will hurt from this are companies in CA, CO and wherever.

The average Linux user will not give a single fuck. I know I don't.

[-] exaybachae@startrek.website 18 points 2 weeks ago

I like the idea of a system add-on that randomizes all user age responses with a different date that equals like 25-99years old (assuming 25 years meets the highest age for the applicable standards).

Not too dissimilar from a random MAC address generating feature.

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