Open Rights Group Details the Risks of Age Verification in UK Online Safety Bill

Digital rights organization, Open Rights Group, is offering a detailed analysis of why the UK Online Safety Bill's age verification is a threat to privacy.

The UK Online Safety Bill represents

https://www.freezenet.ca/open-rights-group-details-the-risks-of-age-verification-in-uk-online-safety-bill/

#Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #BiometricData #britain #OnlineSafetyBill #OpenRightsGroup #UK

On the whole "governments pushing for age verification to access adult content" thing is really interesting.

You'd think that they'd at least put strong privacy protections in place, if not for the public, but for them, such that they could not actually get caught with their pants down.

#AgeVerification #Politics

#UK Online Safety Bill Will Mandate Dangerous #AgeVerification for Much of the Web
#privacy #osb #onlinesafetybill
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/uk-online-safety-bill-will-mandate-dangerous-age-verification-much-web

"In effect, the law risks forcing individuals to divulge specific details of their #sexuality to the #state government to gain access to certain speech," Ezra added". #AgeVerification #internet https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1197380455/a-texas-law-requiring-age-verification-on-porn-sites-is-unconstitutional-judge-r

States’ attempts to age-gate the Internet blocked by #constitutional hurdles
#privacy #ageverification #rights #civilrights
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965092

#Pornhub wins injunction that blocks #Texas age-verification law
#ageverification
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964840

#Texas law requiring age verification on #porn sites ruled #unconstitutional [Updated] | Ars Technica

Texas was supposed to start enforcing the law tomorrow.
#ageverification #privacy #rights

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/pornhub-wins-injunction-that-blocks-texas-age-verification-law/

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#texas #law #ageverification #porn #cinquain #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/pornhub-wins-injunction-that-blocks-texas-age-verification-law/

Ars Technica: States’ attempts to age-gate the Internet blocked by constitutional hurdles https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965092 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #ageverification #Onlinesafety #socialmedia #Instagram #Pinterest #arkansas #Facebook #nextdoor #snapchat #YouTube #Policy #tiktok

States’ attempts to age-gate the Internet blocked by constitutional hurdles - Enlarge (credit: Christopher Hopefitch | DigitalVision)

Courts... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965092 #ageverification #onlinesafety #socialmedia #instagram #pinterest #arkansas #facebook #nextdoor #snapchat #youtube #policy #tiktok

Child sexual abuse: New informal documents focus on detection orders https://www.euractiv.com/section/law-enforcement/news/child-sexual-abuse-new-informal-documents-focus-on-detection-orders/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ageverification #appstores #childsexualabusematerialCSAM #CSAM

The preliminary injunction against the Texas antiporn law is a victory for freedom and civil liberties! No one should be denied access to content based on their age. #FreeSpeech #AgeVerification #NoCensorship #TexasLaw #Pornography http://www.techmeme.com/230831/p40#a230831p40

#Australia #AgeVerification #NannyState #Privacy #Cybersecurity: "The federal government will not force adult websites to bring in age verification following concerns about privacy and the lack of maturity of the technology.

On Wednesday, the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, released the eSafety commissioner’s long-awaited roadmap for age verification for online pornographic material, which has been sitting with the government since March 2023.

The federal government has decided against forcing sites to bring in age verification technology, instead tasking the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, to work with the industry to develop a new code to educate parents on how to access filtering software and limit children’s access to such material or sites that are not appropriate."

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/31/roadmap-for-age-verification-online-pornographic-material-adult-websites-australia-law

#AgeVerification spielt auch bei der #Chatkontrolle eine große Rolle.
EU-Politikerinnen sollten bei den in Australien aufgezeigten Bedenken genau hinschauen.
#AgeVerification bedeutet immer einen enormen Eingriff in die Privatsphäre aller Nutzerinnen.
https://mastodon.social/@sebmeineck/110983817758786865

#USA #AgeVerification #NannyState #FreeSpeech #Privacy: "By the end of this month, porn will get a lot harder to watch in Texas. Instead of clicking a button or entering a date of birth to access Pornhub and other adult sites, users will need to provide photos of their official government-issued ID or use a third-party service to verify their age. It’s the result of a new law passed earlier this summer intended to prevent kids from seeing porn online. But it’s also part of a broad — and worrying — attempt to age-gate the internet.

Texas may be the biggest state rolling out anti-porn rules, but it’s not the first. In the last year alone, more than half a dozen states have passed similar legislation and even more are looking to follow suit. While these rules are focused on adult content, another raft of laws is aimed at locking down minors’ access to the internet more generally — including banning teens from social media without parental consent.

Republicans and Democrats alike are backing age-gating bills. For some lawmakers, it’s an extension of a yearslong fight against Big Tech — a way to rein in the alleged harmful effects of social networks on youth. For others, it’s part of a much broader culture war. Conservative state houses and school districts have recently altered public school curriculums and banned books predominantly written by and about people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Online child protection bills are a new weapon in the fight.

These parallel movements have created an unprecedented appetite for a new kind of internet. It’s one where parents might have far more control over what minors see online and kids are more shielded from the darker spaces on the internet. It’s also one where adults and young people alike could have trouble reading, watching, or otherwise engaging with constitutionally protected speech and where privacy is hard to find."

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/29/23849375/kosa-child-safety-free-speech-louisiana-utah-parental-consent

Vice: Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkazpy/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law #ageverification #pornhub #texas #porn

Vice: Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkazpy/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law #ageverification #pornhub #texas #porn

Vice: Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkazpy/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law #ageverification #pornhub #texas #porn

Vice: Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkazpy/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law #ageverification #pornhub #texas #porn

Vice: Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkazpy/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law #ageverification #pornhub #texas #porn