LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square344linkfedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down113 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1external-linkUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comLuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square344linkfedilink cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days ago Could they not also just selectively ban all Utah-based IPs? No. Because VPNs redirect traffic from the site to a third party to Utah, in order to disguise the location of the original request
No. Because VPNs redirect traffic from the site to a third party to Utah, in order to disguise the location of the original request