Illinois just told every operating system to start reporting your kid's age

rendaw 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> The law also stipulates that all transmitted digital signals have to be encrypted.

I'm hoping there's nuance, but I'm surprised the article didn't go deeper on this too. ARP? ICMP? DHCP?

I can't actually load the bill to read it ATM.

	▲	nerdsniper a few seconds ago \| parent [-]
		try here: https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?GAID=18&Doc... It only requires the encryption of the specific age-bracket signals mandated by Section 10 of the bill. What you're looking for is here: Section 10. Age assurance requirements. ... (d) All digital signals transmitted in accordance with this Section shall be encrypted to ensure data integrity and security.

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deckiedan an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

From reading the article, it sounds like an enforced standardisation? Like, asking for account age bracket and then having a standard API to ask for it would be easy, right? Just write it to a root owned `~/.age-bracket` for each user or something (obviously something better).

It's a feature many apps implement in all kinds of ways already, especially games and social media stuff, so this, in theory, just makes it easier and consistent?

I'm against leaking our kids ages, and all the privacy and other concerns as much as anyone, but are we just getting overly angry too quickly on this one?

I get that it's a slippery slope too.

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ares623 21 minutes ago | parent [-]

It passes responsibility and accountability from the large platforms to the open-source communities and to parents who are most likely tech illiterate.

Facebook, etc. can wash their hands when they "accidentally" serve gambling ads (or whatever) to children and say "well it's not our fault the parent has the laptop misconfigured"

It's classic blaming the victim.

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ronsor 17 minutes ago | parent [-]

I disagree. The parents are the ones who should be supervising. The work should not be pushed off to OSS devs or random website operators. Facebook is bad, but I'd rather deal with one Facebook than kill 1000 normal sites with bad legislation.

	▲	defrost 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> The parents are the ones who should be supervising. Ok. When Alice & Bob come home from school what steps should every parent take to supervise A&B's phone and device usage over the past 48 hours? Internet history, of course - for all the browsers, including those hidden away? But what if the logs are wiped or the second BraveFoxChrome installation isn't obvious? Must every parent have an IT degree? What if the parents are very good plumbers and car mechanics, should they also be expert in software design and installation?

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stevenalowe 12 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

illogical hubris - no state can regulate the internet; no state can compel developers to write code. the court cases on this will be interesting

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orionblastar an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

This is censorship; it is like saying you can't eat a steak because a baby can't chew it. They will try to ban Linux or fine Linux developers unless it reports the user's age.

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drnick1 an hour ago | parent [-]

How? Linux developers don't live in Illinois or even in the USA for the most part.

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charcircuit 33 minutes ago | parent [-]

They sell the OS to Illinois residents.

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NordStreamYacht 27 minutes ago | parent [-]

I have paid for Redhat just once. Since then ubuntu FTW

	▲	charcircuit 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It's possible for Ubuntu too. Dell sells Ubuntu laptops to Illinois.