Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint Eye Age Verification Amid California Law Backlash

Posted by hanuca on Mar 4, 2026 2:54 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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A Digital Age Assurance Act law (AB 1043) in California, US, effective January 1st, 2027, requires operating systems to ask users to input their birth date during the initial setup to follow child privacy rules.

The upcoming law mandates that OS providers and application developers implement age verification measures to protect minors online, which includes collecting age information during account setup and providing age bracket signals to devs when apps are downloaded.

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