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Message   Arelor    Mike Powell   California's age verification law is proving controversial   March 3, 2026
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  Re: California's age verification law is proving controversial
  By: Mike Powell to All on Tue Mar 03 2026 10:46 am

 >
 > Another issue that's causing controversy here, though, is that some believe
 > this is an initial implementation designed to get the door open in order to
 > bring through stricter legislation (that does use ID verification) at a
 > later date.
 >

Of course it is an initial step towards user identification. One which is doomed
to fail.

What are going to do with multiuser operating systems? Whose age is reported in
a machine running 50 virtual machines and which is administrated by a senior
sysadmin and some juniors? Does each administrator need to input his age?

Bonkers.


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