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Uk Porn Block To Come In Apr 1
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Beginning on April Fool's Day, it will be compulsory to provide proof of age in order to watch online porn. Sites that don't do so will face a hefty fine and a UK ban.
Age verification will come in two ways: providing credit card details or buying a special ID card provided by AgeID.
The government says the change has been introduced to protect under-18s.
Do you think this is a good idea or is this an invasive means of harvesting private data on adults?
Beginning on April Fool's Day, it will be compulsory to provide proof of age in order to watch online porn. Sites that don't do so will face a hefty fine and a UK ban.
Age verification will come in two ways: providing credit card details or buying a special ID card provided by AgeID.
The government says the change has been introduced to protect under-18s.
Do you think this is a good idea or is this an invasive means of harvesting private data on adults?
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// hold out a tissue // Not the best metaphor given the subject.
13:28 Wed 06th Mar 2019
It will be up to porn sites, it seems. They have to check age on visitors who come from the UK or else they will face penalties. Those that don't will presumably risk being caught up by the existing bodies which monitor the internet, which obviously use bots and other things to sweep around looking for this stuff.
Of course, if you know what a VPN is and how to use it, then getting around the age check is fairly trivial. Which does rather raise the question of what the point of it is if not to harvest data on people.
Of course, if you know what a VPN is and how to use it, then getting around the age check is fairly trivial. Which does rather raise the question of what the point of it is if not to harvest data on people.
TTT under GDPR any world wide website operating in the UK is legally obliged to ask you to accept cookies or what not, i assume they'll jsut do this for age on porn sites in the UK
If you go to an american website it will make you "accept" some sites wont even work because they cba with the GDPR risks.
If you go to an american website it will make you "accept" some sites wont even work because they cba with the GDPR risks.
They'll certainly be able to block access to a site by UK visitors if they don't comply. But even if they do, that is extremely easy to get around.
The trouble is, there are plenty of people who don't know how to do this and will either buy an access card (which you need to use with an app apparently to watch porn) or use their credit card.
All in the name of "protecting the children." Zheesh.
The trouble is, there are plenty of people who don't know how to do this and will either buy an access card (which you need to use with an app apparently to watch porn) or use their credit card.
All in the name of "protecting the children." Zheesh.
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