US EditionThe Top 3 Cybersecurity Risks Posed by the Online Safety Act and Age Verification
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 30 – The law mandates robust age checks using biometric and ID data, but privacy experts warn millions risk exposure to unregulated overseas firms amid rising cybersecurity threats.
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The Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Personal Data to 'Unregulated' Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records
The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence officers
The application of the new UK digital security regulations already reveals its first technical flaws. Since the entry into force of the Online Safety Act last Friday, platforms such as Discord and Reddit require a strict identity check to access content reserved for adults. Nevertheless, ingenious users have quickly discovered a surprising method for ... Read more The article Death Stranding becomes the unexpected tool to bypass the new UK onlin…
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