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Operating System Age Verification Bill Signed Into Law in Illinois

1 · Bryan Lunduke · Aug. 5, 2026, 4:49 p.m.
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Summary
The blog post discusses Illinois' new HB-5511 law requiring age data collection on all operating systems, including Linux and FreeBSD, signed by Governor Pritzker.
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