Stores the user's birth date for age verification, as required by recent laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954

[staticnoisexyz@infosec.exchange]

@nixCraft Y'all aware that systemd isn't forcing anyone to use systemd-userdb nor fill this record with any data?

[intrepidhero@vmst.io]

@nixCraft is amazing how many users were born on January 1st, 1970.

[thatdnaguy@genomic.social]

@nixCraft nail on the head: it shouldn't. Full stop. Don't add this dreck to the OS. "Can't use this distribution in X, Y, and Z." Done.

[shac@ioc.exchange]

@nixCraft We are much better off having OS vendors provide age verification than having every app do it. They would all outsource it to Meta or someone similar. We would end up having to maintain accounts with the verifier, giving them all the data, and depending on them to use our apps.

[cmdrmoto@hachyderm.io]

@nixCraft https://hachyderm.io/@cmdrmoto/116251690250028941

[distrowatch@mastodon.social]

@nixCraft "Why systemd is dealing with age verification stuff?"

systemd wants this deal with everything. No surprise they want to be part of the "solution" to this user privacy nightmare.

[ralen@social.ralen.top]

@nixCraft as everyone is hating systemd already, they implement this unpopular "feature" so other projects wouldnt spoil their reputation

[mooie@meow.social]

@nixCraft Now I'm only waiting for jurisdictions which prohibit storing such information and OSes must guarantee they can't!

[tootpaste@social.tchncs.de]

@nixCraft 01.01.1970, what else?

[paoloredaelli@mastodon.uno]

@nixCraft
I will promptly apply any patch that disable it!