2026-03-22 16:27 UTC
Who cares why it is stored, these fields exist for every user in every Linux system and they have existed for decades.
Either birthDate the field is dangerous or it isn't. If it is, how?
It is no different than data fields that ask for way more identifiable and personal information such as Real Name and Office number which have, again, existed for decades without issue.
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@Shanmugha@lemmy.world 2026-03-22 16:31
I care. One thing is "you know, fields with this name have been around since before you were born", another thing is "some idiots passed the law half the globe away, now we are preparing your system to comply. Someone has to (c)". The field is not the danger, the thinking, attitude and act is Edit: some local law, for fuck's sake
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@PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-23 19:09
Ah, but this time the government wants it to be able to be queried so that applications and web sites can decide what to do with you. That's the difference.