ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mllinux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkAn upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verificationwww.pcgamer.comArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mllinux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareguynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.viplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 days agoCan we just ask the user: Are you in California? If yes: say something like “this system doesn’t support age verification and can’t be used in California” and then do nothing (even let the user try the prompt again) If no: make the account normally and continue the device setup
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoFor this bill, “user” explicitly means “minor”. Prohibit (California) minors from using your OS in your ToC, and you don’t have to do anything at all.
minus-squareDefectus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoThey could at least implement the steam style age check. That works flawlessly!
Can we just ask the user: Are you in California?
If yes: say something like “this system doesn’t support age verification and can’t be used in California” and then do nothing (even let the user try the prompt again)
If no: make the account normally and continue the device setup
For this bill, “user” explicitly means “minor”. Prohibit (California) minors from using your OS in your ToC, and you don’t have to do anything at all.
They could at least implement the steam style age check. That works flawlessly!