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Brazil Requires Age Verification But Forbids Collection Of Personal Data in 12 Days

On the heals of the sudden realization that stupid and obnoxious age verification laws have been passed in both California and Colorado, it has now come to light that Brazil passed an age verification law on 17 September last year. The law goes into enforcement 180 days after passage – 16 March 2026 or 12 days as of this writing.

The law intends to be a comprehensive protection for minors with online and computer services but includes operating systems. Even further, the law prohibits the use of “personal data” of a minor, of which a minor’s age is considered personal data.

It seems the tech community is just now coming to grips with these stupid laws as many were unaware of them. As reported earlier, some open source operating systems have altered their licenses to forbid their use in California. Others have suggested specific “spins” only for age-verification regions.

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