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State-level crackdowns in the US threaten to 'break VPN access for the entire internet,' claims online privacy nonprofit
By Jess Kinghorn published
News In other news, my DMs remain unread.

Discord says 70,000 age-verification ID photos may have been leaked in recent security breach that also includes names, usernames, emails, credit cards, and IP addresses
By Jeremy Laird published
News I just died of not-surprise.

One of the worst case scenarios for ID age verification is already here, with a Discord breach compromising some users' data
By Stevie Bonifield published
news The hackers "did not gain access to Discord directly," but some users' data is still at risk.

Age verification legislation is tanking traffic to sites that comply, and rewarding those that don't
By Jess Kinghorn published
News So much for horny jail.

Steam users in the UK who want 'mature game content' must now register a credit card on their accounts to prove they're old enough
By Andy Chalk published
news Valve is taking a simple approach to the UK's Online Safety Act: You have a credit card, or you don't get in.

Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same
By Jacob Ridley published
News The ruling "does not give Ofcom and the secretary of state a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations."

Nearly two-thirds of Brits surveyed about the UK's new age verification laws think the changes aren't effective, but even more support them being made in the first place
By Nick Evanson published
News Best not to survey VPN companies, then.

The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be
By Jacob Ridley published
Verified "They are over exposing data to prove a simple point, but there are ample alternatives."
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