A group of ethical hackers claimed they were able to find security flaws within age-verification systems, allowing individuals to easily bypass the mechanisms, Sky News reports. Meanwhile, the Open Rights Group raised concerns over the potential privacy implications of the U.K. Online Safety Act’s age verification requirements. The ORG said it is “calling on Ofcom to be more specific about when and where third party age assurance tools are actually needed, to keep their use to a minimum, and for the ICO to engage with the policy and practice of the industry.”
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