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Systemd v261-rc1 is out with the 'birth date field' (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 months ago* by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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For those interested on the question of age verification and GNU/Linux: be aware that Systemd v261-rc1 was recently released. It now implements an optional birth date field in the JSON user database (see second item under "Other changes").

The implementation of this field was prompted by age-verification or -attestation laws.

(Age-verification status of Open Source Operating Systems.)

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[+] -15 points 4 months ago (6 children)

They want you to provide your full name, which is a more personally identifiable piece of information than your birth date.

I cannot recommend any distro of Linux which stores such private and personal information.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    You're a bit behind the times. adduser has been asking for your full name since the dawn of Unix.

    Edit: and if you don't put in your full name, how will people know who they're fingering?!

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    But the field can contain anything at all, so if anonymity is the goal, you can still have that.

    This dialog isn't asking for a legal name, it's just suggesting using your real name because that's a pretty normal thing.

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