Comment on Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 5 days ago
When the time comes, I’ll make a script/systemd service that will periodically change the DoB field to a random value, so it’s effectively useless as it changes every few hours/minutes/(whatever I decide). If there’s enough interest, I’ll share it with everyone else on piefed/lemmy
UnhingedStopa@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
They will force you to verify it using your government info somehow after they “notice” it isn’t working “as expected”.
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 5 days ago
That’s… not what this is. Who is “they” in this scenario? There’s no government that’s looking at these values. It’s simply a way for any app you’re running to get your DoB without a prompt to track you better.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
It shouldn’t need to reveal DOB to any other party. At most there should be an API that returns a boolean indicating whether the user is a child. DOB is too much information.