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We're starting to veer off-topic into political territory. Please stay on topic or this thread will be closed:
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OfCom age verification consultation ends 5 March 2024
Now that this is the law, the next stage is for the regulator (OfCom) to start consultation with online porn providers on mechanisms eg for "highly effective age verification". Self certifying - "I swear that am over 18 - honest" will not be sufficient.
ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/guidance-service-providers-pornographic-content. Summary from theregister.com/2023/12/05/uk_age_verifcation_proposals/ However, service providers will likely be stuck between a rock and a hard place in implementing the guidance without also falling foul of privacy regulations. For example, Ofcom notes the following age checks as potentially "highly effective":
Deadline for this phase of the consultation is 5 March 2024. Ofcom can't force non-UK providers to introduce age verification, but perhaps could potentially try to force UK ISPs to block non-compliant sites - I don't know, I havent read the Act. Last edited by anonjohn; 12-07-2023 at 02:25 PM. |
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Oh, BTW, I think option 2 is totally unfeasible on its own, because it would automatically exclude any device that is not on a phone network. Quote:
Also, I 100% expect criminalization of ISPs and blocking of ISP traffic to come next, in order to stop an easy circumvention of the laws. |
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In fact, this article is from exactly 1 year ago, so they are indeed already considering Chinese-style ban/control on VPNs.
https:// www. independent. co. uk/news/uk/politics/vpns-online-safety-bill-labour-champion-b2239810.html |
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no ban on VPNs
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hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-12-05/debates/E155684B-DEB0-43B4-BC76-BF53FEE8086A/OnlineSafetyBill#contribution-B8A2D85B-22D9-4F22-97F6-216B8888AD4E although some might detect an ominous hint Quote:
Almost every company and organization that allows remote working (including banks, NHS, government depts and also the Labour Party!) require their staff to use a VPN. Protecting private data is a legal requirement of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations). Having the government being able to snoop on that highly encrypted traffic would be totally unacceptable to almost every organization and institution. Which is stronger? stopping children seeing porn by banning or controlling VPNs. vs VPNs needed to protect secure business communication + comply with GDPR privacy law |
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My main point is not to argue over what governments and individual politicians might or might not be planning - time will tell. But to show that it is practically impossible for a government to enforce "highly effective" age verification online while also preserving privacy and preventing blackmail. VPNs are an obvious way of evading one country's blocks. But trying to block some or all VPNs brings another shedload of practical difficulties for businesses and organizations. The well-meaning attempts at protecting children in this way, is probably impossible in practice. |
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