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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 days ago

Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It

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Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It

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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 days ago

Your PC Might Soon Demand Proof of Age Before Letting You Browse. Here's What to Know

Age verification started with porn and social media. Now, governments are passing laws requiring operating systems to collect your age before you can use your computer at all.

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They do realize that linux users could just use a foreign mirror right?
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  Also distros like arch linux and Gentoo are interesting, because you choose everything you want and nothing you don’t.

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