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Of course, this is not only about Ubuntu, Fedora, or Linux Mint, as it would apply to all GNU/Linux distributions, desktop environments, and application hubs lke Flathub or Snap Store, which will have to comply with the upcoming law in the near future in some way, especially since similar laws have already been proposed in other US states, including New York and Colorado.

  • CubitOom@infosec.pubEnglish
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    9 days ago

    1. Hard disagree, If it doesn’t matter how one uses a computer, then why would one have to comply with the state’s requirement to specify who is using a computer? In this case, the state is regulating the way a minor uses a computer and plans to enforce it with legal action including severe monetary fines.

    2. Do you know how digital fingerprinting with metadata works? This information, even just Age brackets will be very helpful to accomplish this.

    In respect to everything else, which I appreciate you taking the time to type, it’s important to remember how legal precedent works, how laws are interpreted, and how legal overreach happens.

    These two statements are in conflict and cannot both be true.

    • “There is no section mentioning penalties for individuals entering false age information. You are completely free to submit whatever age you wish.”
    • “It’s literally just closing the giant loophole of “I’m totally over 21” that we all made fun of for years.”

    This is the same cat and mouse game that has always existed in prohibited material. There will always be loopholes and sometimes those loopholes will expose users to increased risk.

    Note, I haven’t even gotten to the fact that not only computers use Linux. Some refrigerators might use it to run it’s “smart” features. And refrigerators might store alcohol.

    Put the onus on the parents.

    This is not doing that. It is poorly protecting the distubitors of “harmful content”. Likely, this will only benefit large companies like Meta. If your goal as a parent is to restrict porn websites, some firewall rules would do a better job, and even that is doomed to failure as you won’t be able to add all porn websites. A combination of education, an honest talk with your child, and the realization that abstinence/prohibition does not work would be a better approach than any technical one.

    Like as an app developer I can say If !os.isChild showPorn

    And what if a website or app doesn’t check this or add a nudity flag for the device/browser to check? Do you think porn sites in other countries will care?