Thank you System76.
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026
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There are SOOOOOO many ways to implement age verification checks. And this is one of the worst. What is wrong with people
It's because the goal is surveillance
But who the fuck is actually introducing these bills? Which entity/organisation/individual/company are they getting the ideas from?
Palantir
The dark side
There is a (conspiracy) theory that Meta lobbies this shit in order to avoid having to verify the users' age and not being culpable in case a minor uses their service.
I buy that. It fits with literally all of Meta's previous behavior and lobbying efforts.
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i think its THIEL's palinitir, mostly because its already being used LEO and through flock as well.
THiel's palinitir, he has been in the news ALOT lately talking about surveillance with his palinitir AI, plus its already being used by LEO. normally you never hear about THIEL that much in the news, because hes pretty "news adverse" person, if hes doing this, hes desperate.
even his boy-toy that get defenestrated in 2024 in florida, barely made the news
Thiel and the Heritage Foundation
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People responding to this are right about their actual intentions, but yeah. I think if you wanted to go about doing this the right way it would be an "I'm an adult" or a "this device is primarily used by a child" checkmark that could be locked down behind an administrative password.
That's it. That’s all you really need if your intention was actually just makeing sure kids couldn't wander into a part of the internet not made for them. Everything else, verification, that's just surveillance bullshit being bolted on top.
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An "I am an adult" checkbox in your OS that gets propagated out is probably the most privacy centric way to lock down kid accounts right?
They want to require IDs which requires validation, which requires a central authority. Any websites you hit that require the check will request it from the OS which will need to verify with central authority. So they'll know what websites your hitting.
Yup, the REAL goal here is to get an ID associated with an IP address to remove your anonymity from the web.
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This is different than the legislation being pushed in CA then, sorry it's hard to keep up with the global enshittification of everything
Greed and control.
Hello Fellow Lemmings,
I called a few of my state reps and senators about this. I wasn't able to get through to Matt Ball, but I spoke with a member of Paschall's staff who was very polite and helpful despite our disagreements. i also spoke to my own rep's staff but they were not terribly tech savvy. As I suspected, to some degree, this is being framed as an attempt to introduce a less harmful scheme and set the standard before the feds or peer pressure from other states does. Apparently Paschall is meeting with System 76 soon and I asked her aid to let me know what comes of that. I still think it's bullshit and it's crazy to try this with a backdrop of eroding right, liberties, overreach of law enforcement, and mass surveillance of the American people. The Democrats can't do shit for their liberal constituents, but they're kneeling at the feet of the Republicans begging to cooperate anytime they want to do anything authoritarian "for the public good."
Interesting thing about Colorado: we have a ballot initiative process to amend the state constitution where if a citizen collects enough signatures to get an issue on the ballot, we get to vote on it. I don't know who is fighting against this legislation, I've done research and all I can find is the EFF, a few articles, and now System76. I would like to plug in to lobby against this sort of thing. How dope would it be if they passed it only to have us unpass it and collect enough signatures to get a constitutional amendment banning all identity and age verification and declaring that the power lies with the parents onto the ballot.
With that said, a tolerable outcome would be if retailers selling PCs into Colorado were required to include a bundled copy of parental control software unless the customer declines it. This gives parents the opportunity and a slight push to get involved. Do I need a copy of NortonAVGDefenderChildWatchProMAX to be bundled with every new NAS I buy? No. Is it better than the shit they're proposing now, yes.
If you read to the end, please call Ball, Paschal, and the other cosponsors and let them know that the Democratic party is taking a huge risk by shitting on their constituents by pulling out such a controversial issue at such a inopportune time. Tell them to vote NO!
Here's a link to the text and the sponsors: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051
Funfact, debit and credit card chips all have tiny OS's on them. Guess its back to swipping mag strips
Motorized scooters and eBikes all have OSes too — as do most modern traffic lights, speed and red light cameras, baby monitors, alarm systems, heart rate monitors, “smart” anything, televisions, household appliances, chair lifts, city water management systems, and pretty much all other actively managed infrastructure.
Your average car has at least three separate operating systems in it — usually a LOT more.
Also likely also counts for the mag strip readers. Looks like carbon paper rubbing is back on the menu!
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