EU Calls VPNs a ‘Loophole’ Weeks After Researcher Cracked Its Age Verification App in Minutes
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European institutions and some American states are tightening age verification rules on the Internet. The goal is to prevent children from accessing adult content. But authorities are encountering a fundamental problem - more and more people are using VPNs, services that allow them to hide their identity and real location on the Internet.
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VPNs are a loophole for young people in order to avoid social media bans. This states an analysis of the European Parliament's scientific service. It therefore places an identity card obligation for VPN use in the room. Tools for identity concealment are important components of a democracy. VPNs are important tools for protecting privacy. – Public-like released by unsplash.com: Privecstasy, editing netzpolitik.org Age controls on the Internet en…
EU Calls VPNs a ‘Loophole’ Weeks After Researcher Cracked Its Age Verification App in Minutes
The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has called virtual private networks (VPNs) “a loophole in the legislation that needs closing,” warning that surging VPN adoption is undermining age verification frameworks […]
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