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Next week, Utah will become the first state in the nation (to our knowledge) to…

Next week, Utah will become the first state in the nation (to our knowledge) to target VPN use to avoid legally mandated age-verification gates. They won’t create a safer internet, only a significantly less private one. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/utahs-new-law-regulating-vpns-goes-effect-next-week

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Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We've seen...

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@eff don't forget about the data they take.

@eff Is there a way to still be untrackable on the internet that the law hasn't accomplished?

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this goes against the the 4th and 5th Amendments, and other privacy laws.

Get a warrant, or get out of my computer.