> and that's as useful as self-documenting "i am over 18" or "over 21" for things that require that, without any document checks.

No OS I'm aware of allows non-admin users to add new users to the system. Parents that care about these sorts of things don't give their kids admin access to their computers.

> the rest of the stuff (patches, if you will) comes later.

Unless the legislation allows for such patches through non-legislative process, patches to legislation generally happens on a ~20 year cycle in my experience.

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genewitch 2 days ago | parent [-]

Maybe. I give kids more credit than most people on here, i guess. All it takes is one moment for the kids to see the password, guess the password, or whatever. if there's a physical key involved, parents sleep.

A determined kid will find a weakness in the pursuit of freedom.

also nintendo's OS lets users add users to their heart's content. At least i haven't found a way to stop a toddler from adding 6 avatars....

	▲	bryanlarsen 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		All I claimed is that as passed it is more effective than a "check this box if you're over 21" on forms. Not that it was fool-proof. I don't think any legislation would be fool-proof. Certainly not the privacy-destroying "upload your ID", which this isn't.