@schrotthaufen@mastodon.social
2026-09-18 13:59 UTC
@romli@social.vivaldi.net @ibboard@hachyderm.io @markwyner@mas.to Untrustworthy identity providers are a problem, but not the problem at hand when it comes to age verification for operating systems. Because that’s what these laws aim at. The wording includes *every* app store, so even a simple `apt-get install …` would require age verification. That’s obviously untenable.
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@schrotthaufen@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 13:59
@romli@social.vivaldi.net @ibboard@hachyderm.io @markwyner@mas.to Also, the very moment you have a mechanism to restrict who is allowed to use a computer, who’s to say there won’t be more strict requirements? So far, every surveillance capability got expanded, once there was toehold.