Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCalifornia introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setupwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square274fedilinkarrow-up1590arrow-down116
arrow-up1574arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setupwww.tomshardware.comAmoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square274fedilink
minus-squarearc99@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·14 hours agoThat would be a completely unworkable law since devices may not even have internet connectivity, or a user interface. And even if they did, it would have a chilling effect on software development in California.
minus-squareVeryVito@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoI deploy dozens of servers at once using automated systems. How old am I supposed to pretend each box is?
minus-squarecarpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoThe headline is misleading. They are only required to ask how old you are and are not required to verify you aren’t lying
That would be a completely unworkable law since devices may not even have internet connectivity, or a user interface. And even if they did, it would have a chilling effect on software development in California.
I deploy dozens of servers at once using automated systems. How old am I supposed to pretend each box is?
The headline is misleading. They are only required to ask how old you are and are not required to verify you aren’t lying