Telemetry

Systemd Maintainers Add Birthdate Field To Kernel Because 'Age Verification Is Now A Feature, Not A Bug'

SAIGON — In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the Linux kernel community, systemd maintainers have quietly introduced a new optional field in the kernel’s init system that requires users to input their birthdate during the initial boot sequence. The feature, dubbed “systemd-age-verification-protocol-2026”, arrives amid increasing pressure from global age-verification mandates that would require digital systems to prove users are over 13 (or 16, depending on the jurisdiction).

The Fedora Telemetry Controversy Has Reached Peak Absurdity: System Now Sends Your Terminal History To Red Hat And Claims It's 'For Your Safety'

RED HAT — In an unprecedented turn of events that will surely surprise no one familiar with the open source industry, Fedora 40 has announced the inclusion of a “privacy-preserving” telemetry system that, according to Red Hat officials, sends your entire terminal history to their servers in a “secure, encrypted, privacy-first” manner.

“The new telemetry system is designed to ‘protect’ your data by analyzing your terminal commands and predicting which ones you’re most likely to type next, then sending that prediction to Red Hat’s cloud infrastructure for ‘real-time security validation,’” read the Fedora 40 release notes.