New age restrictions have boosted their soaring popularity, but are virtual private networks safe?
New age restrictions have boosted their soaring popularity, but are virtual private networks safe?
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New age restrictions have boosted their soaring popularity, but are virtual private networks safe?
Age checks prompt boom in technology to disguise internet users’ location
Exclusive: YouGov research comes days before ministers publish details of how the under-16 social media ban will be enforced
Searches for VPNs jumped 165 per cent overnight after the government confirmed plans to ban under-16s from social media
Experts say free versions of such apps or services may carry potential security and privacy risks.
The UK drops its VPN restrictions plan after its own research found children use VPNs for privacy, not to dodge age checks. The…
