Technology Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint Eye Age Verification Amid California Law Backlash

[lokamoka820]

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https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash

Ubuntu developer Aaron Rainbolt opened a discussion earlier this week on user age declaration on the Ubuntu mailing list, suggesting an optional D-Bus interface (org.freedesktop.AgeVerification1) that can be implemented by arbitrary applications as a distro sees fit, but Canonical responded today that the company does not yet have a solution to announce.

Similar talks are underway in the Fedora and Linux Mint communities about implementing similar features in upcoming releases of their distributions to address the California law. At the same time, other OS developers, like MidnightBSD, have decided to exclude California from desktop use entirely.

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.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

It is interesting to note that, conversely, there are services that bypass age verification.

• NextDNS offers this feature in beta
• The Fanboy's filter list is also available (although it seems to be slightly out of date) https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-agegate.txt