US Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Age Verification for Operating Systems, Raising Privacy Concerns
A new bill, the 'Parents Decide Act,' has been introduced in the US House of Representatives, proposing that operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and MacOS implement mandatory age verification for users. Sponsored by Democrat Josh Gottheimer and Republican Elise Stefanik, the bill mandates that users enter their date of birth to set up and use the operating system. Additionally, it requires operating systems to allow app developers access to this information to verify user ages. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The specifics of how age verification will be implemented are left to be determined by the committee after the bill's passage, raising concerns about privacy and data security. 
