☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoThe Engineer Who Tried to Put Age Verification Into Linuxwww.sambent.comexternal-linkmessage-square364linkfedilinkarrow-up1464arrow-down199
arrow-up1365arrow-down1external-linkThe Engineer Who Tried to Put Age Verification Into Linuxwww.sambent.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square364linkfedilink
minus-squareAatube@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down6·2 days ago(same for the birthDate field)
minus-squarePseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 hours agoNot true. Because the stated purpose of the laws at play is to enable that to be queried so that sites can decide what is appropriate for you to see.
minus-squareAatube@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoThat is the purpose, but the field is implemented as optional and modifiable with admin privileges.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·2 days agoDepends how these new laws are written.
(same for the birthDate field)
Not true. Because the stated purpose of the laws at play is to enable that to be queried so that sites can decide what is appropriate for you to see.
That is the purpose, but the field is implemented as optional and modifiable with admin privileges.
Depends how these new laws are written.