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.

  • darklamer@feddit.org
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    22 hours ago

    “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?

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      19 hours ago

      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.