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UK age-gating plans risk breaking the internet, privacy groups warn

theregister·Carly Page·26 days ago
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Security Activists say ministers are targeting access rather than Big Tech's data-hungry business models Privacy groups, VPN providers, and civil liberties outfits have lined up to warn the UK government that its latest plan to slap age gates across swathes of the internet risks breaking the web while doing little to keep kids safe. In a joint statement , signatories including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Mozilla, the Open Rights Group, Proton, and the Tor Project took aim at proposals now moving forward after the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill cleared Parliament, with access to some platforms, services, and specific features potentially restricted by age checks.…

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