this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026

105 points (95.7% liked)

Linux

12879 readers

635 users here now

A community for everything relating to the GNU/Linux operating system (except the memes!)

Also, check out:

Original icon base courtesy of lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Ategon@programming.dev

anzo@programming.dev

dwraf_of_ignorance@programming.dev

105

Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux (itsfoss.com)

submitted 12 hours ago by other_cat@piefed.zip to c/linux@programming.dev

41 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 18 points 11 hours ago

I like the idea of a system add-on that randomizes all user age responses with a different date that equals like 25-99years old (assuming 25 years meets the highest age for the applicable standards).

Not too dissimilar from a random MAC address generating feature.