General Discussion

This Bill would require OS providers (e.g., Apple, Google, Microsoft; plus anyone who “develops, licenses, or controls” an OS such as loading an OS on raspberry pi) to verify users’ ages when setting up a new device, instead of self‑attested DOB fields.

The only practical way to “verify” age at scale will be ID‑based or third‑party identity providers, creating de facto mandatory identity for using general‑purpose computers and phones.

This bill is moving from “every bar checks ID at the door” to “your driver’s license is checked once when you buy the car, and then the car tells every business what age bracket you belong to forever."