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diff --git a/content/blog/systemd-age-verification.md b/content/blog/systemd-age-verification.md index db6c33f..74c0666 100644 --- a/content/blog/systemd-age-verification.md +++ b/content/blog/systemd-age-verification.md @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ +++ title = "Age verification in Systemd" date = 2026-03-23 +aliases = ["/2026/03/23/systemd-age-verification.html"] extra.image = "/assets/images/post-image/systemd-age-verification.png" +extra.header_title = "systemd-age-verification" +++ Recently, the systemd project has merged Pull Request #40954, introducing a `birthDate` field to the userdb JSON. @@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ This blog post aims to explain it clearly in words even a non-techie person can To give some context for the non-techies, systemd is a core part of most Linux systems. It manages most of the apps that run in the background that are needed for your computer to work. While there are alternatives to systemd, almost all distros use it, and once it's on your computer (it usually comes preinstalled), it's incredibly difficult to take its "digital tentacles" out of your system. -Recently, systemd merged a pull request ([#40954](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954){:target="_blank"}) to add a `birthDate` field to userdb from systemd-homed. +Recently, systemd merged a pull request ([#40954](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954)) to add a `birthDate` field to userdb from systemd-homed. In simple terms, systemd added support for tracking the user's birth date inside of the users database, in response to the new laws requiring operating systems to verify the ages of users in California (AB-1043), Brazil (Lei 15.211), and Colorado (SB26-051). ## Why this is controversial @@ -48,10 +50,10 @@ Pay attention to this one. ### Sources -- [https://ostechnix.com/systemd-userdb-birthdate-age-verification/](https://ostechnix.com/systemd-userdb-birthdate-age-verification/){:target="_blank"} -- [https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/](https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/){:target="_blank"} -- [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47436240](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47436240){:target="_blank"} -- [https://www.sambent.com/the-engineer-who-tried-to-put-age-verification-into-linux-5/](https://www.sambent.com/the-engineer-who-tried-to-put-age-verification-into-linux-5/){:target="_blank"} -- [https://agelesslinux.org/distros.html](https://agelesslinux.org/distros.html){:target="_blank"} -- [https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-birth-date-support-for-upcoming-linux-desktop-age-controls/](https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-birth-date-support-for-upcoming-linux-desktop-age-controls/){:target="_blank"} -- [https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954){:target="_blank"} +- [https://ostechnix.com/systemd-userdb-birthdate-age-verification/](https://ostechnix.com/systemd-userdb-birthdate-age-verification/) +- [https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/](https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/) +- [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47436240](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47436240) +- [https://www.sambent.com/the-engineer-who-tried-to-put-age-verification-into-linux-5/](https://www.sambent.com/the-engineer-who-tried-to-put-age-verification-into-linux-5/) +- [https://agelesslinux.org/distros.html](https://agelesslinux.org/distros.html) +- [https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-birth-date-support-for-upcoming-linux-desktop-age-controls/](https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-birth-date-support-for-upcoming-linux-desktop-age-controls/) +- [https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954) |