The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
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The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
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Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#2As expected, bureaucrats completely out of touch with current technology producing regulations that are out of touch with current technology
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#3As expected, bureaucrats completely out of touch with current technology producing regulations that are out of touch with current technology
They know what they doing exactly.
But they now have a reason to require age and ID checks to buy VPN. Then ban payments to VPNs that don't follow said regulation.
You'll see.
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#4Except paying the vpn requires a credit card that does the same verification check so it’s not thwarting the rule at all.
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#5As expected, bureaucrats completely out of touch with current technology producing regulations that are out of touch with current technology
They know what they doing exactly. But they now have a reason to require age and ID checks to buy VPN. Then ban payments to VPNs that don't follow said regulation. You'll see.
You greatly overestimate our legislators. Of course, they may react in the way you described, but I sincerely doubt we're witnessing some great master plan.
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#6Except paying the vpn requires a credit card that does the same verification check so it’s not thwarting the rule at all.
Plenty of VPNs accept crypto or cash-in-envelope, and you don't need to be an adult to have a debit card in the UK.
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#7Except paying the vpn requires a credit card that does the same verification check so it’s not thwarting the rule at all.
No don't worry, there are plenty of extremely shady free "VPN" services that this law will provide with a nice stream of victims
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#8Except paying the vpn requires a credit card that does the same verification check so it’s not thwarting the rule at all.
Many, eg Mullvad, allow for crypto payments
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
They know what they doing exactly. But they now have a reason to require age and ID checks to buy VPN. Then ban payments to VPNs that don't follow said regulation. You'll see.
You greatly overestimate our legislators. Of course, they may react in the way you described, but I sincerely doubt we're witnessing some great master plan.
I suspect it's more likely that there actually are a handful of politicians and influential people who do think and plan like that, who exploit the fact that most other politicians and influential people are quite ignorant and easy to lead around by their fear.
Re: The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
#10Except paying the vpn requires a credit card that does the same verification check so it’s not thwarting the rule at all.
Opera has a built-in VPN. No payment required.