ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square84linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.caprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squaremr_noxx@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·5 months agoNo one is going to enforce this. It’s political theater, and will in no way protect children.
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·5 months 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.mldeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months 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.
minus-squareStowaway@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoYou think they’ll pass up the chance to enforce an increase in mass surveillance?
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.
You think they’ll pass up the chance to enforce an increase in mass surveillance?