ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 hours agoAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: linux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 hours agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: linux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squaremr_noxx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·4 hours agoNo one is going to enforce this. It’s political theater, and will in no way protect children.
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 hours agoEasy enough to send threatening cease and desist letters to distro maintainers that may not have a penny in savings. This is a huge gift to Apple and Microsoft that probably had enough of Linux hoarding in on their market share.
minus-squaremr_noxx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoWere that to happen, I imagine it would be a relatively simple matter to move everything out of state, or even out of the country if need be.
No one is going to enforce this. It’s political theater, and will in no way protect children.
Easy enough to send threatening cease and desist letters to distro maintainers that may not have a penny in savings. This is a huge gift to Apple and Microsoft that probably had enough of Linux hoarding in on their market share.
Were that to happen, I imagine it would be a relatively simple matter to move everything out of state, or even out of the country if need be.