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Hands off the VPNs — Mozilla warns UK regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users," while failing to protect kids (www.techradar.com)
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Mozilla, the non-profit tech giant behind the Firefox browser and has warned regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users".

In a formal submission to the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Mozilla pushed back against a recent consultation that considers age-gating the best VPN services to stop minors from bypassing age checks mandated by the Online Safety Act.

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[-] mabeledo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

They know. They just don’t care.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

They care, but the other way.

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