California amendment may exempt Linux and open source OS from age verification law
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Summary
California's Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October, requires age verification for operating systems, app stores, and apps. However, a proposed amendment may exempt open source operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD from these requirements, offering relief to the open source software community.
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Open source operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD may soon be exempt from California's app and OS age verification requirements.
Those distributing operating systems must provide 'an accessible interface at account setup' for the user to indicate birth date, age, o
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