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Before I go full tin foil hat on this theory, I want to know how they plan on making it so the signal is sent client side without the client being able to fake the signal.
Like, this sounds like something that any type of OS that allows you to install a program will be able to bypass quite easily either by always sending the adult signal or never sending the adult signal
Like reading the bill, they explicitly forbid any type of personally identifying information being transferred. It sounds like it's just a DOB check and if you say you are > 13 or whatever age they have it as it sends a signal.
I'm happy it isn't allowed to send PII but like at the same time, I feel like just having websites put an age check prompt up does the same thing
So… you know how Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot and TPM enabled, which just so happens to mean you can only use Windows 11? Yeah, they’ve been priming it for a while. Soon they’ll mandate that the browsers have hooks than can read the attestation of the system like Google’s Safety system on Android, and then sites won’t even load if it doesn’t pass.
Secure Boot and TPM are not Windows-only technologies. I'm secure booting openSUSE right now