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Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (itsfoss.com)
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The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.

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[–] admin@scrapetacular.ydns.eu 1 points 11 hours ago

I think we should start calling this age attestation rather than verification, or does the confusion help us here by making the linux ecosystem seem like it's more compliant than it is?