Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days ago

Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults' privacy

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Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults' privacy

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days ago

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Legislation working its way through the UK parliament would ban children from using social media and virtual private networks – but the proposals would endanger online privacy and may not make children safer, say legal experts

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Yes, and it’s also a bad idea that has no place in a free society for many other reasons.

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