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Don't celebrate yet – more states are considering them As more US states push to mandate OS-level age checks, System76 is taking its fight directly to lawmakers.… Last week, The Reg reported that some ...

Starting in 2027, a new age-verification rule could change how computers and apps interact with users. The idea is simple, ...

Australia and the UK were the first to introduce age restrictions that add fuel to the fire of mass surveillance. Now, American laws could inspire European politicians to broaden the scope of age ...

Open source operating systems are wrestling with how to comply with age-checking bills.

India’s cyber agency warns millions of desktop Chrome users about critical flaws that could enable remote attacks and data theft.

If you were to read the README of the Vib-OS project on GitHub, you’d see it advertised as a Unix-like OS that was written from scratch, runs on ARM64 and x86_64, and comes with a full GUI, ...

Jolla's return to the smartphone market follows a turbulent decade during which the company nearly collapsed, pivoted to ...

Founded by ex-Nokia employees, Finnish company Jolla is once again back with a new phone after more than a decade. However, ...

We've already covered how California has a new operating system age-checking law coming into force next year - but many more US states also have plans.