With just one month until the UK Porn Block comes into effect, a new report has warned that the government is failing to protect the privacy and security of those who view adult content online.
The Open Rights Group has analyzed the BBFC’s Age-verification Certificate Standard, which outlines measures for AV providers to demonstrate that they will protect users’ data, to reveal that the scheme provides little assurance to the 20m adults that are estimated to watch pornography online in the UK.
Executive Director at the Open Rights Group Jim Killock explained how the standard falls short in terms of data protection, saying:
“On July 15, millions of Internet users in the UK will have to make a decision about which age verification providers they trust with data about their personal pornography habits and preferences. Due to the sensitive nature of age verification data, there needs to be a higher standard of protection than the baseline which is offered by data protection…
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