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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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[–] darklamer@feddit.org 49 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

"would undermine the privacy and security of all users,"

But that's the entire point of doing it in the first place, isn't it?

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 10 points 10 hours ago

It's nice of Firefox to confirm that the mission has been accomplished.

[–] desra@lemmy.vg 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

those last two words. all users. it's not just about surveilling adults. it's the epstein class lobbying this ish. it's a menu for monsters.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

They've been stung by adults pretending to be children one too many times.