# Your phone or computer may soon ask how old you are

DevFeed: [Your phone or computer may soon ask how old you are](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-phone-or-computer-may-soon-ask-how-old-you-are-8446.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/privacy/2026/09/your-phone-or-computer-may-soon-ask-how-old-you-are>)

Author: Danny Bradbury

Published: 2026-09-03T08:54:50Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Malwarebytes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/malwarebytes.md>)

Topics: [Operating system](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/operating-system.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>)

## AI overview

California's Digital Age Assurance Act will require operating systems to collect users' age brackets and provide a non-identifying signal to app developers. The article examines the compliance and privacy concerns, particularly for volunteer-developed open-source operating systems.

## Source excerpt

California and Colorado will require operating systems to collect users' ages, but open-source software like Linux may be exempt.