beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUse of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdogwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkUse of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdogwww.theguardian.combeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-21 day agoOh, I assume it will also increase fraud. Lots of dodgy sites will ask for ids and/or credit card details to verify age. I wouldn’t trust them without a vpn, age verification or not. Edit: typo
minus-squaretremble5218@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoThe converse of that is also true where legitimate websites mark your order as fraud just because you used a VPN when placing the order.
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoTrue, but a cancelled order costs you time and hassle. Leaked id and credit card info can cost much more.
Oh, I assume it will also increase fraud. Lots of dodgy sites will ask for ids and/or credit card details to verify age. I wouldn’t trust them without a vpn, age verification or not. Edit: typo
The converse of that is also true where legitimate websites mark your order as fraud just because you used a VPN when placing the order.
True, but a cancelled order costs you time and hassle. Leaked id and credit card info can cost much more.