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Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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When the time comes, I’ll make a script/systemd service that will periodically change the DoB field to a random value, so it’s effectively useless as it changes every few hours/minutes/(whatever I decide). If there’s enough interest, I’ll share it with everyone else on piefed/lemmy
They will force you to verify it using your government info somehow after they "notice" it isn't working "as expected".
That’s… not what this is. Who is “they” in this scenario? There’s no government that’s looking at these values. It’s simply a way for any app you’re running to get your DoB without a prompt to track you better.
It shouldn't need to reveal DOB to any other party. At most there should be an API that returns a boolean indicating whether the user is a child. DOB is too much information.