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California passes law requiring age verification checks for all operating systems | Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online (www.gov.ca.gov)
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AB-1043 "Age verification signals: software applications and online services."

Text https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

Other info https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

California AB 1043 signed. Mandatory os-level, device-level, app store, and even developer-required age verification for all computing devices.

Edit: altered title from "ID check" to "Age Verification check"

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[–] irelephant@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is probably the most dystopian child safety bill so far.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Most dystopian "child safety" bill. Let's not legitimize the claim that these laws are made to protect children while having privacy-invading side effects - they are privacy-invading laws disguised as child protection, while failing to have any real impact on children's online safety and wellbeing

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure anything this repressive is implemented anywhere in the world.

Edit: wait this is the other half of the thing everywhere else is doing that would make this nightmare shit.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The only thing that I can think of is how China regulates it's online gaming.

What is China’s Age Verification System?

China’s Age Verification System or 游戏适龄提示 in Chinese, is a government-mandated infrastructure that restricts minors’ access to online games and digital platforms. In China, all users must undergo “Real Name Verification” (实名认证) before accessing gaming services, enabling platforms to enforce age-appropriate restrictions automatically.

The system is overseen by the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) and integrates with national databases to verify user identities in real-time.

https://appinchina.co/blog/the-complete-guide-to-chinas-age-verification-system/

The move to do this was largely in part thanks to complaints of parents in regards to their kids' habits with gacha games. For anyone interested, what I posted was a small excerpt from the link, there's a lot more info on it there.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Is it in the OS?seems like just games.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It is similar, not the same. Some other key differences to consider are that while the US one is at the OS level, it's just asking you to provide an age that isn't linked to your ID or anything. It's just like when a website asks your age, you can absolutely lie about it. But now it's being done on the OS account, not the website.

Whereas, yeah, it is just for games in China, but it is absolutely being run against the person's ID in a national database. Some games even require facial recognition. So it's on a whole other level of verification and tracking.

[–] TWeaK@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

while the US one is at the OS level, it’s just asking you to provide an age that isn’t linked to your ID or anything.

It's Age Verification, which will almost certainly mean either ID scanning or facial scanning via the device camera. Or alternatively card transaction verification - the OG method baked into all these laws is the one that pays MasterCard and VISA. ID and facial recognition are cheaper services because the business providing the scan service can make more money off the ID or face they scan.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

"Almost certainly," is just you assuring it is so. Nothing in the legislation itself demands that.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The us is also openly capitalist with no other pretentions or pressures, and currently in the grip of a fascist regime.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, sure? But that's rather broad and does not really pertain to the topic at hand which is potentially (or outright) privacy-breaking legislature enacted and enforced on technology in the name of protecting childeren.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Its the difference between fucking around with a gun in the hospital parking lot with your two EMT lovers who are trying to get you to stop, and fucking around with a gun in the deep arctic with two hardened killers who want you dead.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dude, are you okay?

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

No. Shitlibs sold the government that was never exactly my friend out to fascists, and now blame me for it because libs dont have self awareness.