Subj : Re: Age Verification Law
To   : Elf
From : Adept
Date : Wed Mar 11 2026 01:58 pm

 El> Okay . . . What do we all think of this AGE VERIFICATION law that will
 El> go into effect in California in January of 2027? It essentially effects
 El> all operating systems, including Linux. Thoughts?

It's terrible. It won't help with anything it purports to help with, but will make a variety of problems worse.

That said, "this is a link to a literal law that got passed somewhere" is going to be a bit challenging to remain non-political.

Still, hopefully people can talk about their personal annoyances. E.g., regardless of what people think about the law, I'm not thrilled about the idea of giving info to my OS, which it then passes on to web sites.

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