GrapheneOS refuses to comply with age verification laws

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GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data at setup. "GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone around the world without requiring personal information, identification or an account," the project stated. "If GrapheneOS devices can't be sold in a region due to their regulations, so be it."

Source: GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information

It's laughable to see lawmakers pressure privacy-oriented software companies like GrapheneOS to comply with age verification laws, saying "but think of the children", as if minors even have the intellect to install and configure operating systems, let alone one designed specifically to protect people from government overreach.

They don't care about the children, or else they would've gone after everyone implicated in the Epstein files, don't EVER let them tell you otherwise. Thankfully, GrapheneOS stood their ground and basically told lawmakers to fuck off, but when will it be enough?

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I am still not sure how operating system is connected to how children will use their devices because all I am seeing is the responsibility of the children's parent and not to companies that are manufacturing the devices operating system. And yes, it is true that children will not know how to install this operating system, unlike Android, iOS, Windows and macOS that are on the devices preinstalled.