Systemd adds age indication ahead of schedule: Difference between revisions

Consumer response is mixed. Some says the age is manually entered so it doesn't affect privacy, others warn about the slippery slope and the potential to add national ID on system boot or installation. Users also point out Microsoft's influence over systemd<ref>{{Cite web |last=u/KestrelVO |date=2026-03-20 |title=Systemd’s New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1rz5zmh/systemds_new_feature_brings_age_verification/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321032725/https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1rz5zmh/systemds_new_feature_brings_age_verification/ |archive-date=2026-03-21 |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=u/ChamplooAttitude |date=2026-03-20 |title=Dylan, useful idiot with commit access, pushed age verification PRs to systemd, Ubuntu & Arch, got 2 Microslop employees to merge it, called it 'hilariously pointless' in the PR itself, then watched Lennart personally block the revert. Unpaid compliance simp. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1rz8i4r/dylan_useful_idiot_with_commit_access_pushed_age/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321005304/https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1rz8i4r/dylan_useful_idiot_with_commit_access_pushed_age/ |archive-date=2026-03-21 |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>.