The U.K.'s scramble to find an effective age verification method underscores that there isn't one, & politicians around the world must take that seriously– especially those pondering similar laws in the U.S., EFF’s Paige Collings writes for The Register.
EFF: UK Online Safety Act is about censorship, not safety
opinion: US policymakers should take heed, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Lawmakers must act to protect users’ metadata, and “people should make use of technologies which either do not retain metadata past the time where it is necessary to provision services, or do not collect it at all,” EFF’s @npub1en7l...l4yw told Metro UK. https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/21/this-invisible-data-trail-can-reveal-location-health-status-even-sexuality-scammers-23959412/
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“This is absolutely being framed as a tool of abuse,” EFF’s [@evacide](
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 ) told @npub1psar...j5uh. “Anything where the justification is ‘catch your partner cheating’ or ‘get peace of mind about your partner’ is enabling coercive control.”
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