LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 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-square344fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down115
arrow-up1993arrow-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 · 24 days agomessage-square344fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·edit-223 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-up9·edit-223 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