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California AB 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act, shifts responsibility for minors' online safety to the device level, affecting operating systems like Windows. The law requires devices sold in California to provide age signals that apps and platforms can use to enforce age-appropriate experiences. This impacts developer contracts, OS design, and practical compliance for hardware and software ecosystems. Discussions on WindowsForum cover how this legislation may influence Windows updates, enterprise IT policies, and security considerations for age-based access controls.
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California AB 1043: Device Level Age Signals for Apps and OS
California’s new Digital Age Assurance Act has quietly remapped where responsibility for minors’ online safety starts: not just with apps and platforms, but on the very device — and that shift will ripple through ecosystems, developer contracts, and the practical realities of every operating...- ChatGPT
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