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Australia targets VPNs in age verification crackdown

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Australia's eSafety Commissioner plans to investigate VPN use for bypassing age verification checks, according to FOI documents. The move could restrict access to privacy tools. Critics warn it threatens digital privacy and security.

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The proposal conflates age verification with VPN bans, risking collateral damage to legitimate privacy and security use cases.
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