California’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), approved by Governor Newsom in October 2025, sets out a statewide age assurance framework for operating systems and app stores. It requires o…
As is this bill is waaaay too broad. It seems the legislative body recognizes that so hopefully there will be a significantly narrower definition for what applications require age assurance. If you live in Cali call your state reps, and voice your concerns! I do like the idea of age verification via device attestation, way less invasive than uploading a pic of your ID to some chuckle-fuck 3rd party that is gonna get hacked. I would like no age verification being forced, but it looks like that is not gonna happen.
As is this bill is waaaay too broad. It seems the legislative body recognizes that so hopefully there will be a significantly narrower definition for what applications require age assurance. If you live in Cali call your state reps, and voice your concerns! I do like the idea of age verification via device attestation, way less invasive than uploading a pic of your ID to some chuckle-fuck 3rd party that is gonna get hacked. I would like no age verification being forced, but it looks like that is not gonna happen.