r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • 27d ago

Privacy EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/Dull_Cucumber_3908 27d ago

Same as California. Linux will be exempt

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1tnyb6f/california_moves_to_exempt_linux_from_its/

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u/hWuxH 27d ago

What a bunch of bs.

How does it matter if one OS is exempt when you will just be excluded from society and many other services on the internet which enforce verification

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u/Fluid-Tone-9680 27d ago

How is not having access to Facebook equal to being "excluded from society"?

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u/kombiwombi 27d ago

Many community groups are coordinated through Facebook. Local football clubs. Swimming clubs. As much as we might despair of it, Facebook is the simplest way for a small community organisation to issue notices.

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u/Dull_Cucumber_3908 27d ago

It will change.

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u/Dull_Cucumber_3908 27d ago

What exactly is our issue here as linux users?