GrapheneOS Refuses to Comply with Age Verification Laws for Operating Systems
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CrypticShift
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Summary
GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused Android operating system, has publicly declared it will not comply with new age verification laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data during setup. The project stated it will remain usable worldwide without requiring personal information, identification, or accounts, and is willing to accept being banned from regions that enforce such regulations. The announcement came after Brazil's Digital ECA law took effect, imposing significant fines for non-compliance with age verification requirements.
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If GrapheneOS devices can't be sold in a region due to their regulations, so be it
GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data at setup
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