Regulation & enforcement

Your phone or computer may soon ask how old you are

Published September 3, 2026 · Malwarebytes Labs

New laws in California and Colorado will oblige operating system makers to gather age information from users, a shift that raises questions about how much personal data devices must collect. Reports note that open-source platforms such as Linux may fall outside these requirements.

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