LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square344linkfedilinkarrow-up11.04K cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.04Kexternal-linkUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comLuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square344linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·14 days ago Web services and websites should block all Utah IP addresses That won’t work on a VPN, though. The VPN will say the user is coming from outside the state. That’s the whole point of the VPN.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 days agoright, meaning everybody will need to get a VPN, defeating the purpose of the law
That won’t work on a VPN, though. The VPN will say the user is coming from outside the state. That’s the whole point of the VPN.
right, meaning everybody will need to get a VPN, defeating the purpose of the law