ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1160arrow-down1external-linkAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlpcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareWesternInfidels@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoI’ve only skimmed but: provide an accessible interface at account setup They don’t even define “account.” They have a definition of “account holder” that makes no sense. Are all devices required to have user accounts? There was a time when home computers did not have such things.
minus-squareArchr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoThat’s a really good point. It feels like they intended for that to be up to OS providers to determine. But really that was the lawmakers’ job to define. My assumption is that this law was rushed.
I’ve only skimmed but:
They don’t even define “account.” They have a definition of “account holder” that makes no sense.
Are all devices required to have user accounts? There was a time when home computers did not have such things.
That’s a really good point. It feels like they intended for that to be up to OS providers to determine. But really that was the lawmakers’ job to define. My assumption is that this law was rushed.