UK government delays erection of age-checks for porn sites

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Concern over security and privacy of third-party age-verification for porn sites forces delay

Government plans to compel porn and other sites offering adult-only 'entertainment' to erect age-verification barriers have been delayed.  As part of the Digital Economy Act, the UK government i...

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