Open Rights Group4d ago"There is little evidence that young people are using VPNs to bypass digital ID checks imposed by the [UK] Online Safety Act."
Age gating them "will have little impact on children's online safety but will deter adults from using them or force people to hand over personal documents or biometric data."
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https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tec…
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Open Rights Group4d agoUK MPs have passed an amendment giving the government powers to restrict access to VPNs.
Imposing digital ID checks will turn people away from using a tool that keeps them safe and secure online.
Instead it'll fuel the surveillance-based economy that causes harms.
Sign our petition to protect VPN use in the UK ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protec…
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