SentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoExemption on age verification for Linux operating systemswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1409arrow-down13 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldlinux@sh.itjust.workslinux@lemmy.mlworld_news@lemmy.worldopensource@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.devlinux@programming.dev
arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkExemption on age verification for Linux operating systemswww.tomshardware.comSentientNPC@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square59linkfedilink cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldlinux@sh.itjust.workslinux@lemmy.mlworld_news@lemmy.worldopensource@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.devlinux@programming.dev
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·28 days agoThere’s nothing preventing Linux from giving online services a random age. Being exempt from the law just means we don’t have to implement real age verification.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·28 days agoNothing yet. Just give it a year or three before those age attestations given to websites have to be cryptographically signed by a corp.
There’s nothing preventing Linux from giving online services a random age. Being exempt from the law just means we don’t have to implement real age verification.
Nothing yet. Just give it a year or three before those age attestations given to websites have to be cryptographically signed by a corp.