Post #2067953

2026-03-21 21:51 UTC

@johntimaeus @sarahjamielewis most apps do read and write, perhaps not execute, in the home directory, don't they?

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@johntimaeus@infosec.exchange 2026-03-21 23:05

@quoidian @sarahjamielewis Most, yes. Typically interacting with sub directories that are easily tightened with selinux. To be compliant with the CA law, by my understanding *every* application would need to access the birthday data. Which then raises the next stupid question raised by this stupid legislation: What is an application? Does it include vi, less, and curl? All of these can be used to browse the Internet. What about image rendering software? What if I 'sudo /usr/bin/google/chrome'? When was root born? The whole thing is completely dum-dum idiocy, pushed on lawmakers under the "think of the children" banner by techbros who dream of a day when all compute is rented by the minute.

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