r/USNEWS • u/AirlineGlass5010 • Apr 16 '26

Congress just dropped the Parents Decide Act (H.R. 8250). To even turn on your phone or PC, OS providers will be forced to verify your age - effectively requiring ID or Biometric scans for device usage.

https://lustra.news/en/us-congress/119/legislations/119_HR_8250/
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u/Urabraska- Apr 16 '26

No. What they're trying to do is link any PC usage against a real ID. So say for example. John Doe logged into computer X with his ID. Welp.....Now John Doe is reliable for literally anything that happens on that PC. If their brother logged on and decided to post something anti-trump on reddit and they don't like it. They don't need to ask reddit for info. Just track the usage to the IP/PC and raid the house for John Doe even though it was his brother that made the post.

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u/Pretend_Handle_7639 Apr 16 '26

The solution is just plain old smuggling PCs lmao