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This Utah law is a risk to everyone's digital liberty

Boing Boing·Séamus Bellamy·21 days ago
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The Internet: How does it work? It's not a question that the Utah state government bothered to ask before attempting to enact its Online Age Verification law ( Bill 73 ). Not asking this question could prove to be a massive digital autonomy and privacy issue for all of us, down the line. As such, the law is currently on hold, due to several legal interventions being fronted by the adult entertainment industry and privacy advocates like our pals at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation . But even if it's on hold, we should have a jawwag about all the rumpus surrounding Bill 73, anyway. The loosey-goosey version of Bill 73's language says that if you're physically located in the state of Utah, the age verification law applies to you. You wanna watch some porn? Maybe buy some guns online? Well, you'll need to verify that you're at least 18 years old.…

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