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Silvia Iacovcich

'The death of privacy online' — Proton launches interactive map to show age verification laws are spreading fast

Proton CEO and founder Andy Yen poses next to the Proton logo at the headquarters of the encrypted email and VPN services company in Geneva.
  • Proton launches a map to show how age verification laws spread globally
  • Proton CEO said these laws will lead to "the death of online privacy"
  • Alternatives to prevent digital safety are possible, Proton argues

It feels like an eternity ago, but it has only been less than a year since Australia made global headlines by introducing the world's first nationwide under-16s social media ban. Even longer, perhaps, since mandatory age verification checks have landed in the UK.

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