▲ 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 310 comments fedilink hide all child comments 🤬 5 🤣 1
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (2 children) And how has big tech been fighting this exactly? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I said they wouldn't in utah. But if a stae they have a major presence in tried, they would fight this. They fight anything that puts liability on them for any reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago They stand to make more money on implementation than they would lose in liability. Surveillance capitalism is in play here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I said they wouldn't in utah. But if a stae they have a major presence in tried, they would fight this. They fight anything that puts liability on them for any reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago They stand to make more money on implementation than they would lose in liability. Surveillance capitalism is in play here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago They stand to make more money on implementation than they would lose in liability. Surveillance capitalism is in play here. permalink fedilink source parent