Read the federal complaint against Peter Stokes. Microsoft has a record of the URLs.

They said that the pictures were deleted last time, and we found out later that they weren’t. Why would we trust them a second time when they violated our trust the first time?

Don’t give them ideas.

Thanks for this post. Saving it in case I ever need it.

Me, using 8 bit adders to make my own CPU because everything else is now locked down to all hell

What about distros that don’t use automated account creation (or have optional automation), like Arch for example or Gentoo? The law isn’t made to accommodate those people:

“Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user’s age bracket to applications available in a covered application store.”

The odd thing is the wording that it “requires” an account holder to indicate age or DOB. As with anything *nix, there is always a workaround. There is no way to require anything of the user. There’s also no definition for “accessible interface.”

Or you could … Delete Windows too. Or only run it in a VM.

I don’t use Windows, except in a VM as absolutely necessary. Problem solved.

So, the German police are the Stasi?

If the tech works as it should, that’s what I care about the most.

This is a very clever catch and very true. I didn’t think of this.

Not to mention the fact that you could get a mandatory visit to a padded room if you tell them the wrong thing, sometimes at your own expense.

Can’t wait to hear about the black market for rainbow gun owners to buy guns. Would probably be more quality and trustworthy than usual.

Apparently they’re doing it to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act. But they’re doing it in the USA too.

What app did you use to get info on what trackers your apps have?

Wait what?