• Virtvirt588@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    There is absolutely no reason for an OS to know a users age. At this point it is certain that they can escalate this into including gender or even race.

    The children or even the teens have no meaning in this law - they are simply used as sugarcoating for the cyanide pill that’s aimed at the populace.

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      3 days ago

      I agree until this law there was no reason for my os to know my age. This law creates that reason.

      Any law can be bad if we take into account the imagined future possibilities. Should we outlaw electricity because it might be used in some way to make nukes?

      If lawmakers try to issue further requirements for ID or facial scans then we can fight that. But until then there is nothing in this law that affects me outside of needing to enter a number less than 2005 when I setup my OS.

      If you don’t have any kids then you literally can’t be fined under this law.

      • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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        3 days ago

        Should we outlaw electricity because it might be used in some way to make nukes?

        No, because there are lots of good uses for electricity. What is the good use of this bill?

        • Archr@lemmy.world
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          3 days ago

          It prevents apps from asking for additional ID verification. I’d rather my os ask me for a number I am able to lie about than to have to send my ID to 30 different apps and data aggregators.

          Many people say that we should put more responsibility on the parents for what their kids are allowed to do online. This law does that.