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  "path": "/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurance",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T10:46:17.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.phoronix.com",
  "textContent": "The talk this week among open-source projects from Linux distributions to app stores like Flathub is how to deal with California's latest insanity: the Digital Age Assurance Act. California's AB 1043 state law is mandating that operating systems -- Linux included -- collect age information during account setup and exposing that age to eligible apps beginning on 1 January 2027. That leaves much uncertainty for Linux distributions and other repositories/stores and more. Canonical issued a statement today to clarify that they basically don't have a solution to announce yet...",
  "title": "Ubuntu Still Figuring Out A Plan For Dealing With California's Digital Age Assurance Act"
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