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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)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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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[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

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

Dude, are you okay?

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day 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.