Many that are interested in security have switched to a Linux based operating system -- Debian, Ubunutu, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, Red Hat Fedora, Cachy OS, or one of the dozens and dozens of distributions that all share a Linux core and the security and stability that brings.
Recently, there have been many news stories about some states attempts to regulate Linux OS. Security expert Rob Braxman has some thoughts about this that we feel are worth hearing:
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Summary
Rob Braxman's analysis of emerging age verification mandates highlights a critical shift from easily bypassed website-level ID checks to deep, OS-level surveillance integration through laws like California's AB1043. By leveraging APIs in Google Play Services and Microsoft's TPM hardware attestation, these mandates force users into a permanent surveillance grid where personal age brackets are tied to device identities and centralized accounts. Beyond the loss of anonymity, Braxman warns that these verified age signals can be weaponized by predators to identify and target minors more efficiently, while simultaneously providing the technical infrastructure for a revival of invasive client-side scanning. Ultimately, while privacy-focused operating systems and Linux distributions may resist these changes, the resulting "app friction" creates a two-tiered internet that pressures users to abandon anonymous platforms for compliant, tracked devices.
The actual long-term impact of this won't be known for some time. Like many laws, the unitented consequences may be worse that the problem it's alleging to fix. Our position is that such laws are bad ideas, and unenforceable, leading us to conclude that the "for the children" argument is a smoke screen for simply increased surveillance of everyone.
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