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Hi there, everyone.

I’m willing to stop using devices if necessary but I’m curious if there’s any early information on how the OS is supposed to verify, who this gets passed to and how they would restrict access to the entire internet that would allow discussion on methods to circumvent this attempt.

I guess the OS could restrict the passing of information or it could be done via a check at the ISP but the fact that they’re saying even mom and pop OSes do this check, it seems unlikely they’ll be prepared to deploy something like that. If it’s done at the ISP, I guess a packaged “passing” ID could be provided, whatever that entails.

I know this is in it’s very early stages and nothing has been worked towards yet for satiating this requirement but has there been any discussion anywhere on how this might be handled?

I suspect the subsequent act will be banning VPNs so that we’re not connecting to the WAN outside of our country. Perhaps this could be defeated by simply leasing a VPS in a foreign country to run a private VPN. I’ve read that the data looks identical to streaming a game so it might get by the geo-restriction.

I know there are no answers yet, I’m just looking for some discussion on how this might play out and how we could get around it.

Thanks for your time!

  • unitedwithme@lemmy.todayEnglish
    11·
    2 天前

    Time to start disabling updates and packages for a bunch of devices.

    I’m redoing my laptop back up Windows 8.1 just to have it (lightweight and enshitter-free) and then dual booting Linux on there. Desktop already Linux but may download even more ISOs just to have them handy.

    Will eventually setup p2p for anyone who wants them. I’ve got close to 200tb.

  • Mugita Sokio@lemmy.todayEnglish
    41·
    2 天前

    Thankfully, those using Linux distributions not implementing digital ID (which is what this is) shouldn’t have to worry necessarily.

    It’s good to be prepared, though, because this will likely pass and destroy 1A and 4A rights (that’s why we have guns, protected by 2A, but I digress on that).

  • Einhornyordle@feddit.orgEnglish
    1·
    2 天前

    So far, this bill (and every other one I’ve) seen basically wants to force OS developers to add a birthdate field to your account setup process and an APi to expose this field, which should then be used by other software to obtain your age and limit what they serve you (ads, tracking, nsfe content) based on the legal requirements of your current age bracket. So, no more age gates for every virtual “adult service” you consume, just once on OS setup.

    And how to circumvent this? Simple: You lie, just like you did when you were a teen and wanted to access inapropriate content for your age.

    Now, if they expand the bill to actually require verification instead of indication, that’s when things will get interesting. But even then, as long as you own a PC and not use a cloud PC, which means that the data is still stored somewhere locally, it can and will be manipulatable and therefore circumventable. How exactly is hard to say without seeing the actual implementation of the affected OS.

    One thing to actually fear tho is how Microsoft and Apple will handle this: They tend to overshoot what the bare minimum law is asking for and actual, verified age data can be valuable when harvested in larger quantities, combined with other metrics and sold (think about how many surveys ask for your age or an age bracket). Most of the bills I read do mention “privacy and security when it comes to sensitive user information”, but as we all know: A fee is just another expense when it comes to calculating your net profit from your total revenue…