We’re part of the team behind BigLinux, a Brazilian Linux distribution. Recently, Brazil passed a new law introducing requirements around age verification, parental controls, and protection of minors online. The discussion around it quickly turned into confusion, misinformation, and speculation — especially about what would be technically required. Instead of guessing, we decided to build a concrete implementation. We created an open-source project called big-parental-controls , a native parental control suite for Linux designed to comply with the law while preserving user privacy and system autonomy. GitHub: https://github.com/biglinux/big-parental-controls Design approach We intentionally avoided the common industry pattern of cloud-based monitoring and identity verification. Fully offline / local-only All configuration and activity data stays on the device. No cloud, no remote APIs, no telemetry. No biometrics or external identity checks The system relies on the responsible adult co...
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