Apparently this will include Linux…

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    Define “Operating System”…

    I guess my washing machine & car are also going to be “not for use in California.”

    Those Cisco switches & Broadcom DSLAMs would be tricky too … I guess the internet’s “not for use in California.”

    And the air-gapped power station control system? “not for use in California.”

    It is annoying that these laws come in (I’m also including magical thinking about encryprion backdoors for “the good guys”) without any form of real-world, practical assessment. Complete waste of tax payers money and undue stress for everyone.

    FFS.

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      2 days ago

      The law only specifies “computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device.”

      Which is extremely vague. It appears that the intention was to just affect end user devices. Not specific purpose systems.

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        2 days ago

        I’m going to report the shit out of any of these companies if they have locations in California and Colorado (if it passes in CO). If the law is scoped that wide, there’s no way they’ll actually be compliant. Even corporate desk phones have an OS. :-D

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          2 days ago

          I mean you can. They only get fined for children affected by violations of the law. Soooo…