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Yeah this is a way better alternative and no more invasive than a “I’m over 18” checkbox, it’s just done once on a OS user account rather than on every site.
I think all the age verification bullshit happening elsewhere is making people jump to angry conclusions rather than actually read the law.
EDIT: JFC the straw man arguments on this one are insane. I feel like people are intentionally misunderstanding how this functionality works because they’ve decided to be mad about it in advance.
Except that’s not all it is.
Go read the bill, particularly section 1798.501.b, 1798.502.a and b. Every developer of every application that can be downloaded from every package system MUST request your age bracket every time it is downloaded. And possibly every time it is launched. Basic utilities like ‘ls’ and ‘cat’, that pong example I pushed as a test two weeks ago, everything.
Thanks but i don't need a fridge to question my age if i want to take beer out.
(not that you'd catch me eith a smart fridge in the first place, i am not insane)
The verbiage appears intentionally vague in the case of the Colorado law. It extends to literally anything with an OS, and the incentive for compliance is being allowed to spy on minors again.
Opinions are just vibes based. Age checks are bad vibes, so everyone hates anything to do with them no matter what.
Laws are vibe based too, open to interpretation by design. Look at the Supreme court as an example.
The Supreme Court Is Really “Just Vibes”