UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for under-18s to enforce online age checks 📵
Sees privacy tools as evasion of child safety rules under Online Safety Act; now heads to Commons for review ⚖️
Raises questions about balancing child protection with fundamental user rights to privacy and anonymity 🔍

🔗 https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/uk-lords-vote-to-ban-vpns-for-children-as-pressure-on-the-privacy-tools-increases

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UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for under-18s to enforce online age checks 📵
Sees privacy tools as evasion of child safety rules under Online Safety Act; now heads to Commons for review ⚖️
Raises questions about balancing child protection with fundamental user rights to privacy and anonymity 🔍

🔗 https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/uk-lords-vote-to-ban-vpns-for-children-as-pressure-on-the-privacy-tools-increases

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TikTok’s new US-based ownership is rolling out an updated privacy policy 📱
The app now collects more data — including users’ precise locations 🌎
Ownership change or not, data minimization remains the real test of accountability 🔍

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/

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TikTok’s new US-based ownership is rolling out an updated privacy policy 📱
The app now collects more data — including users’ precise locations 🌎
Ownership change or not, data minimization remains the real test of accountability 🔍

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #AI #BigTech #Surveillance #SocialMedia #Policy #Transparency #UserRights #Ethics #Consent #Regulation #OnlineSafety #TikTok #US #USA

Netflix’s $ bid to acquire Warner Bros. raises fresh privacy questions 🎥
Merging two massive data sets—viewing, search, and location—could deepen user profiling risks 🔍
Regulators must weigh not just competition, but consent 🧩

🔗 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/netflixs-bid-for-warner-bros-highlights-privacy-concerns

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Netflix’s $ bid to acquire Warner Bros. raises fresh privacy questions 🎥
Merging two massive data sets—viewing, search, and location—could deepen user profiling risks 🔍
Regulators must weigh not just competition, but consent 🧩

🔗 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/netflixs-bid-for-warner-bros-highlights-privacy-concerns

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Streaming #BigTech #Antitrust #Regulation #AI #Surveillance #Security #Ethics #ConsumerRights #Policy #DataProtection #Transparency #Netflix #Stream