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Re: On device enforcement of age verification?

From Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups uk.comp.homebuilt
Subject Re: On device enforcement of age verification?
Date 2026-06-16 22:48 +0100
Organization terraraq NNTP server
Message-ID <wwvik7ib1ic.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> (permalink)
References <n9d08kFbucoU4@mid.individual.net> <+7F*cwfJA@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> <slrn113304r.3j0.${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-i@vm46.home.jusme.com>

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Ian
<${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com>
writes:
> On 2026-06-16, Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> On PCs you could always reformat the PC and install OpenBSD
>
> Don't forget Microsoft controls the bootloader on all modern PCs[1].

No. The thing they control is the signing key which modern PCs trust by
default. But that does not represent full control of the boot loader by
any means: you can disable secure boot, generally very easily (I have
done it a number of times for pragmatic reasons, most recently this
evening as a temporary measure).

You can also install your own keys.

-- 
https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/

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On device enforcement of age verification? David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-16 13:09 +0000
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-06-16 14:56 +0100
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2026-06-16 16:58 +0000
      Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 22:48 +0100
        Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-06-17 08:24 +0100
          Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-17 08:44 +0100
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-16 14:29 +0000
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-16 17:03 +0200
      Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-16 23:31 +0000
        Re: On device enforcement of age verification? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-17 15:48 +0200
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 17:27 +0100
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-06-17 08:11 +0000

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