California push bill to exempt open-source projects from age verification law
California legislators have amended the Digital Age Assurance Act to exempt open-source projects from age verification requirements. The amendment clarifies definitions and narrows the scope of liable entities, addressing concerns from open-source advocates. The bill has passed committee votes and is moving towards a final assembly vote.
- ▪The amendment under AB-1856 gives open-source projects a free pass from age verification laws.
- ▪The original law required devices to collect age information during setup, creating a centralized tracking system.
- ▪Big Tech companies like Google and Apple are complying with the regulation by developing their own age verification solutions.
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California legislators have amended the state's Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), introducing an amendment under AB-1856 that gives open-source projects, including Linux distros like Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, and Mint, a free pass. freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "neowin_incontent_all_devices", slotId: "neowin_incontent_all_devices" }); For context, AB 1043 is a law that legislators passed late last year to enforce age checks at the Operating System (OS) level. The law requires your device to collect your age during the initial device setup process, which then generates an "age bracket signal" that the device transmits to websites and applications.
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