US may force operating systems to have mandatory age verification, share info with third parties
A new bill in the US House, the "Parents Decide Act," proposes mandatory age verification for operating systems like Windows, Linux, and MacOS during installation and use. The bill, referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, would require users to provide their date of birth, with details on verification methods and data protection left to the committee. Concerns have been raised about potential privacy risks and the impact on open-source operating systems.
- Entities
- Platform: macOS
- Topic: Data Privacy
- Topic: Legislation
- Company: Discord
- Platform: Linux
- Topic: Age Verification
- Platform: Windows
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