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Mozilla warns UK: Breaking VPNs will not magically fix Britain's age-check mess

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Mozilla warns UK: Breaking VPNs will not magically fix Britain's age-check mess
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Mozilla has warned Britain not to turn VPNs into collateral damage in the government's increasingly desperate hunt for ways to stop kids dodging Online Safety Act age checks. In a submission to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's "Growing up in the online world" consultation, Mozilla argued that VPNs are "essential privacy and security tools" used by millions of ordinary people, from those securing public Wi-Fi and remote work traffic to journalists, activists, and other vuln

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