LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-up11.05Karrow-down114 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up11.04Karrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square348linkfedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-26 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-26 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