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Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field (www.theregister.com)
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[–] tabular@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I now fear it will one day be required for services on the internet (as it is by a recent law in California). I want to make that less likely, and more difficult to implement.

Having a principle the majority do not have and refusing to participate means being another step further out of society.