New legal requirements to check users' ages before they can access pornography online could create serious security and privacy risks, a new report has warned.
The rules are found in the UK's controversial new Online Safety Act, which is designed to ensure children can't access pornography.
The EU's Digital Services Act, which came into force a year ago, doesn't specifically address age verification, but does require online sites to protect children from harmful content, such as pornography.
Individual member states could be preparing similar checks as a result.
Report author and research fellow at the Bruno Leoni Institute, Giacomo Lev Mannheimer, argued that policymakers must strike a better balance between tackling illegality and protecting privacy, free expression and digital innovation.
This Cyber News was published on www.infosecurity-magazine.com. Publication date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:10:36 +0000