It's a peaceful life. 😌

#linux #artixlinux #ageverification

https://proton.me/blog/age-verification-alternatives

Proton talks about some of the Alternatives to the current implementation of Age-Verification

- Attribute-based verification
- Zero Knowledge Proofs (not really an alternate, but an addition)
- Age-Appropriate Design Code
- Device- and OS-level parental controls
- Education and digital literacy

#Proton #AgeVerification #Privacy

As Liberals Look to Gain a Majority, Age Verification Pushed

The Liberal party seems destined to get a majority - just in time for their convention to be pushing age verification.

https://www.freezenet.ca/as-liberals-look-to-gain-a-majority-age-verification-pushed/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #AI #convention #Liberal #LiberalParty #politics #resolution #SocialMedia

Please share & sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762236

We have an opportunity to tell them NO to age verification for all user-user services!

#ukpol
#uk
#onlinesafetyact
#ageverification
#OSA
#privacy

@openrightsgroup
@JamesBaker
@neil

I can't believe they actually worded it this way. They tell me to forget about privacy and data protection. Guess this is the last way to watch restricted #Youtube videos or videos in general without ads and data protection gone. Good riddance.

#YouTube #DataProtection #AgeVerification #DuckDuckGo #DuckPlayer

Alt...

Screenshot showing a warning that the video I tried to watch is age restricted. "You can still watch this video, but you'll have to sign in and watch it on YouTube without the added privacy of Duck Player."

Age checks and child safety: Online age verification systems fail to protect children

https://proton.me/blog/online-age-verification-child-safety

#AgeVerification #privacy #surveillance #politics #parenting

"Make no mistake: These kinds of regulations are like a bad cold — they spread fast and are hard to shake. Governments and legislators around the world are constantly peeking over the fence at their neighbors to see what policies they’re rolling out and asking themselves whether they, too, can enact such laws.

You shouldn’t be surprised when more nations ask, If Turkey can do away with that pesky anonymous internet speech, why can’t we? In fact, the sentiment already exists in democratic nations freer than Turkey. In February, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for an end to anonymous posts. “I want to see real names on the internet,” he said. “I want to know who is speaking.” Coincidentally or not, Germany also prosecutes insults to public officials. Not long after Merz’s statements, police investigated a Facebook comment calling Merz “Pinocchio.”

Anonymous online speech is in peril even here in the United States. In 2023, then-presidential candidate Nikki Haley walked back her demand that companies “verify every single person” using their platforms “by name.” The idea was toxic at the time, and she faced backlash among conservatives. But in the years since, that campaign has ballooned. The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which enjoys Democratic and Republican support, as well as the constantly growing list of state-level age-verification bills in red and blue states are putting a real strain on Americans’ ability to remain anonymous, whether they are 16 years old or 60."

https://expression.fire.org/p/its-the-end-of-internet-anonymity

#Turkey #Anonymity #AgeVerification #FreedomOfExpression #Censorship #Surveillance

What happens after #AgeVerification laws take effect: The chilling effect of online age and ID checks

https://proton.me/blog/age-verification-laws-chilling-effect

#privacy #FreeSpeech #politics

What #AgeVerification actually means (and why the term is misleading)

https://proton.me/blog/age-verification

#privacy #politics

Solus Says It Has No Plans to Implement Age Verification

https://linuxiac.com/solus-says-it-has-no-plans-to-implement-age-verification/

#ageverification #solus #linux #opensource

Greece to Implement Failed Social Media Age Verification Law

Greece is banning anyone under 15 years of age from using social media - a law that has a history of total failure.

https://www.freezenet.ca/greece-to-implement-failed-social-media-age-verification-law/

#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #ban #Greece #SocialMedia #stupidity

Ireland Tests Digital ID to Verify Age of Social Media Users

Ireland sees age verification for social media as one step toward a wider ban on platforms operated by the likes of Meta. Earlier this year, Finance Minister Simon Harris said teens on social media amounts to a “major public health issue,” citing the impact it has on mental health

#Ireland #ageverification #privacy #mentalhealth #socialmedia #technology #Tech

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/ireland-tests-digital-id-to-verify-age-of-social-media-users

#Europe Gets Serious About #AgeVerification Online

The search for an age-verification system that protects user data may begin and end in the #EU.
#privacy #security #surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/europe-gets-serious-about-age-verification-online/

Wisconsinites Can Keep Watching #Porn After Governor Vetoes #AgeVerification Bill

https://www.404media.co/wisconsin-age-verification-bill-vetoed/

#Wisconsin #privacy #politics #nsfw

#Apple Expands #AgeVerification to #Singapore & #SouthKorea

https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-expands-age-verification-to-singapore-south-korea

#privacy #cybersecurity

Apple continues to roll out age verification around the world; more UK methods

#Apple #Singapore #SouthKorea #UK #AgeVerification #BigTech

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/31/apple-continues-to-roll-out-age-verification-around-the-world-more-uk-methods/

Age Verification as Mass Surveillance Infrastructure

https://tboteproject.com/surveillancefindings/

#HackerNews #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #PrivacyRights #DigitalSecurity #OnlineSafety

🛂 Debian Project Leader Addresses New Age Verification Laws

https://linuxiac.com/debian-project-leader-addresses-new-age-declaration-laws/

#debian #ageverification #privacy #opensource

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Vendefoul Wolf Linux (Devuan-based) rejects age verification:
https://xcancel.com/vendefoulwolf/status/2035441292520386852#m
(Never heard of this distro before, but it's always good to have some more options to go to, especially distros which reject most of the mainstream stuff which are more prone to age verification and other forms of corruption.)

Qubes will do whatever upstream Fedora does (so likely comply):
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/10744#issuecomment-3997244349

CachyOS also refuses compliance:
https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/age-verification-systemd/26316

Garuda Linux plans to "comply" in the least invasive way possible, only with some checkboxes:
https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/a-statement-on-age-verification-the-state-of-the-community-discourse/47652

Parrot will only comply if legally forced to, it's implementation will be easy to bypass:
https://parrotsec.org/blog/2026-04-02-our-statement-about-age-verification/
(I wonder what they mean under being forced. When they receive an email from the authorities, or what? 🤔)

OpenMandriva won't implement age verification, but won't remove it from Systemd, stating it can be useful for other things:
https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/systemd-adds-age-verification-are-you-serious/8793/75?u=xseagdc
(The comment right below describes pretty well, what the problem is with this...)

CuerdOS (Debian-based distro) rejects age verification:
https://skyview.social/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fcuerdoslinux.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3mikopwmbyk2r

HyraxOS (Linux Mint-based distro) also refuses age verification:
https://hyraxos.weebly.com/age.html

Fluff Linux (Arch-based) also says no:
https://xcancel.com/flufflinux/status/2033885428030575025#m

And Athena OS (Arch and NixOS-based ethical hacking distro) too:
https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify/issues/42

Debian Is Figuring Out How Age Verification Laws Will Impact It:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Undecided-Age-Laws

Freeport project aims to strip Linux packages from age verification:
https://github.com/ryandward/freeport

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #VendefoulWolf #Qubes #CachyOS #GarudaLinux #ParrotOS #OpenMandriva #CuerdOS #Hyrax #HyraxOS #FluffLinux #AthenaOS #Debian #Freeport #FosseryTech

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Age Verification causing people to stop installing security updates on iPhone
https://alecmuffett.com/article/153062
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #irony #surveillance

Age ...”

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pqu2e7tcsysxrlkarhfm3z5u/post/3mileiviiyq24

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Age Verification on Systemd and Flatpak

https://cybrkyd.com/post/age-verification-on-systemd-and-flatpak/

#HackerNews #AgeVerification #Systemd #Flatpak #Cybersecurity #TechNews

We all should push back against OS-level age verification laws. So far, there is absolutely no proof that they are needed or even efficient. In fact, most tech-based age verification systems seem to either fail or collect copious amounts of data.
#opensource #ageverification
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/mx-linux-pushes-back-against-age-verification-stand-privacy-and-open-source-principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JAAF61AiE

"I warned you years ago that Windows 11 was the beginning of the end. Today, the door is officially closing on general-purpose computing. In this 24-minute manifesto, I am moving past the "ripping on Rust" memes to address a documented existential threat to your hardware. Between the $12.5M Big Tech "security" grants and the US government's memory-safety mandates, we are witnessing a coordinated execution of legacy systems."

Group Pushing #AgeVerification Requirements For #AI Sneakily Backed By #OpenAI

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/04/02/0345206/group-pushing-age-verification-requirements-for-ai-sneakily-backed-by-openai

#privacy #World

Age Verification causing people to stop installing security updates on iPhone https://alecmuffett.com/article/153062 #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #irony #surveillance

Age Verification causing peopl...

https://linuxiac.com/parrot-linux-takes-stand-against-age-verification/

Parrot Linux has released a statement opposing age verification. This puts them in league with several others that have come out strongly against Age Verification:

- Garuda Linux
- MX Linux
- Ageless Linux
- MidnightBSD
- GrapheneOS
- System76
- Whonix

#Privacy #Security #Linux #OpenSource #AgeVerification

None of the open source projects are putting up any real resistance to the age verification agenda. They are helping obfuscate it with effete, token efforts that accomplish nothing.

Age Verification is merely a subterfuge for establishing an API for remote viewing and control of your system. It is a 'baby step' toward the real goal of panopticon control of all digital communication and data.

When the nations are ruled by genocidal criminals, the rulers are paranoid and want to know and control everything. They instinctively fear rebellion because they know they are guilty.

#AgeVerification #Shills #Sellouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ

Age Verification is beyond Epstein 2.0.

"You are basically laying out your children on a silver platter in the name of protecting them."

"Once these OS-level age verification laws take hold, we're about 3 months from a real-time GPS-located database of verified children for creeps, politicians, and rich Ep-style people to use."

#Australia readies #SocialMedia court action citing teen ban breaches

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/australia-investigates-tech-giants-over-social-media-ban-compliance-2026-03-30/

#privacy #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan

Zorin OS rifiuta l’idea di introdurre verifiche obbligatorie dell’età e avverte sui rischi per privacy e diritti digitali nelle nuove leggi statunitensi. #Linux #ZorinOS #Privacy #DigitalRights #OpenSource #AgeVerification

https://www.linuxeasy.org/zorin-os-prende-posizione-contro-le-leggi-sulla-verifica-delleta-e-difende-la-privacy-degli-utenti/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Governments from Australia to Canada are requiring online age verification, forcing users to share personal IDs to access content. These measures raise serious privacy, security, and freedom-of-speech risks for all users 🌐

🔗 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/global-age-verification-measures-2024-year-review

#TechNews #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #DigitalRights #EFF #Privacy #UserControl #FOSS #InternetFreedom #Freedom #DataSecurity #Transparency #OpenSource #CyberLaw #Anonymity #Surveillance

"Over 400 Cybersecurity and Privacy Experts Warn of Digital ID Threat to Internet Security"

#surveillance #ageverification #privacy

https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/over-400-cybersecurity-and-privacy-experts-warn-of-digital-id-threat-to-internet-security/

Saskatchewan Surveys Residents on Age Verification Censorship

Is it time for the Saskatchewan government to implement mass government surveillance and censorship? Have your say!

https://www.freezenet.ca/saskatchewan-surveys-residents-on-age-verification-censorship/

#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #Canada #Saskatchewan #SocialMedia #survey