LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-square348linkfedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1external-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 · 4 days agomessage-square348linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-24 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-up10·edit-24 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