Concerns Mount That EU Will Demand Age Verification for VPNs

The EU becomes the latest authority to signal that VPNs are next, after launching its age verification app — here's how VPNs went from a necessity security tool to circumvention software that needs to be restricted

As the internet gets age-gated, users turn to VPN apps in a bid to circumvent mandatory checks. The EU is now the last to turn its attention towards this tech — and cybersecurity experts are worried.

EU Calls VPNs a 'Loophole' that 'Needs Closing' in Age Verification Laws

There's a growing a growing chorus that doesn't want to stop at basic age verification.

Concerns Mount That EU Will Demand Age Verification for VPNs

A European Union research service publishes a paper about calls for VPN regulation, noting that they're 'increasingly used to bypass online age verification.'

European Parliament think-tank suggests VPN crackdown amid online age-verification push

Europeans officials are increasingly turning their attention to virtual private networks (VPNs) as concerns grow that the technology could be used to bypass the…

They’re Attacking Online Anonymity, And Other Notes

Reading by Tim Foley: ❖ The EU is looking to ban VPNs, arguing that the ban is necessary to police recent online age verification laws. Critics have been warning for years that these age restriction laws are being rolled out around the world to erase online anonymity and enable greater surveillance of the entire population, and they are looking more vindicated than ever today. This isn’t about protecting children from social media addiction and…