'We decided not to limit VPNs': UK government U-turns on age-gating privacy tools
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-decided-not-to-limit-vpns-uk-government-u-turns-on-age-gating-privacy-tools
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Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz · 32 pts · 37d
To the uninformed, not blocking VPNs makes the government's policies for an unprecedented invasion of user privacy seem like a level-headed compromise.
atro_city@fedia.io · 12 pts · 37d
Ask for the arm, take the shoulder, placate the voters, ask for the arm, take the biceps, placate the voters, repeat.
crispbacon99@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 37d
Also They must've just realized they were giving big tech companies easy access to even politicians private data because they only care about themselves. Buncha buffoons in charge
maam@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 37d
"We realized it was bad for business."
eleijeep@piefed.social · 6 pts · 37d
"We decided not to limit the tide's encroachment upon the shores" - King Cnut
FishFace@piefed.social · 4 pts · 37d
I'm sure that'll last for at least thirty seconds