Governments around the world are currently attempting to implement strict online child safety measures, fundamentally changing how everyday devices connect to the internet. As part of this push, lawmakers are looking past individual apps and targeting the underlying operating systems. They want the OS itself to verify a user’s age during initial setup. Colorado lawmakers […]

The coordinated effort worked. When lawmakers finalized Colorado SB26-051, they added Section 6-30-105(e) to the text. This specific clause waives compliance for operating systems and applications distributed under licenses that allow copying, modifying, and redistributing without platform-imposed technical restrictions. Why the Section 6-30-105(e) Exemption Protects Decentralized Tech

This exemption establishes a formal legislative precedent for the tech industry. It legally shields free and open-source operating systems from hardware-level age attestation laws that closed ecosystems like iOS and Windows will soon have to follow.

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
    231·
    12 hours ago

    You know … now that open source is officially a legal loophole, I could see this making it more popular.

    New reason to use Linux: You’re 13 and you want to look at boobs on the internet, but other operating systems won’t let you.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      7 hours ago

      Next up: to install Linux on hardware the hardware first needs to verify your identity. This is at the RAM, SSD, and CPU level. All 3 must agree before allowing installation.