Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to TechnologyEnglish · 3 days agoCalifornia introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setupwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square381linkfedilinkarrow-up1671arrow-down119
arrow-up1652arrow-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 TechnologyEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square381linkfedilink
minus-squareripcordlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoAge verification is stupid, but it’s also not the goal. Nearly all of the “think of the children” is really just subtext for “we want to be able to track literally everything you do”.
minus-squarebansheelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYes this is true, and it’s good to remind everyone. I just had a random idea for the (rare) exception to the rule.
Age verification is stupid, but it’s also not the goal.
Nearly all of the “think of the children” is really just subtext for “we want to be able to track literally everything you do”.
Yes this is true, and it’s good to remind everyone. I just had a random idea for the (rare) exception to the rule.