Hands off the VPNs — Mozilla warns UK regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users," while failing to protect kids

Person using a VPN on their phone with the UK Houses of Parliament in the background.

• The UK is consulting on whether to age-restrict VPNs to prevent minors from bypassing age checks
• Mozilla warns that circumvention is a "marginal reason" kids use VPNs
• The company argues that forcing all users to verify their age will create massive data privacy risks

The UK government is currently exploring new ways to protect children online, but its latest proposals have drawn sharp criticism from one of the internet's biggest privacy advocates.