▲ 1006 ▼ Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 6 months ago by LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 330 comments fedilink hide all child comments 🤬 5 🤣 1
[+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 13 points 6 months ago (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] DeckPacker@piefed.social 17 points 6 months ago (3 children) This seems a bit sketchy to me. How am I getting paid for participating when it's completely free? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] zorro@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (2 children) So what legally protects a provider from prison if users view illegal content via my network? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apex32@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node. https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/ Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don't end up in prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] MangoCats@feddit.it 10 points 6 months ago The problem for most users is: they actually want to look like traffic from somewhere else... permalink fedilink source parent [–] lusterko0@kbin.earth 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) it seems very unsafe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 6 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lusterko0@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago that doesn't mean it's safe though permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago* looks sketchy af agentic browser ew corporate ew real trustworthy privacy/security/anonymization/decentralization software is libre, open source, non-corporate, an unpaid not-for-profit free-time project that never makes use of any money, decentralized with no official host, and most importantly made by trans anarchist catgirls who use obscure operating systems permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DeckPacker@piefed.social 17 points 6 months ago (3 children) This seems a bit sketchy to me. How am I getting paid for participating when it's completely free? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] zorro@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (2 children) So what legally protects a provider from prison if users view illegal content via my network? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apex32@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node. https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/ Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don't end up in prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] zorro@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (2 children) So what legally protects a provider from prison if users view illegal content via my network? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apex32@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node. https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/ Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don't end up in prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zorro@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (2 children) So what legally protects a provider from prison if users view illegal content via my network? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apex32@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node. https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/ Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don't end up in prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apex32@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node. https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/ Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don't end up in prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 10 points 6 months ago The problem for most users is: they actually want to look like traffic from somewhere else... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lusterko0@kbin.earth 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) it seems very unsafe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 6 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lusterko0@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago that doesn't mean it's safe though permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 6 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lusterko0@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago that doesn't mean it's safe though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lusterko0@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago that doesn't mean it's safe though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago* looks sketchy af agentic browser ew corporate ew real trustworthy privacy/security/anonymization/decentralization software is libre, open source, non-corporate, an unpaid not-for-profit free-time project that never makes use of any money, decentralized with no official host, and most importantly made by trans anarchist catgirls who use obscure operating systems permalink fedilink source parent