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Systemd preparing to comply with age verification laws

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Systemd preparing to comply with age verification laws

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userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records by dylanmtaylor · Pull Request #40954 · systemd/systemd
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Stores the user's birth date for age verification, as required by recent laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. The xdg-desktop-portal project is addi...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65555474

Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along…

Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/

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    They have been passed and will be enforced in like 2 years. They may be challenged, but it’s not a guarantee that a court would oppose it.

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      The Colorado law is still under consideration and has only gone through the senate. https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051

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      California is less than a year as it goes into effect this upcoming January 2027.

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