Mozilla, the non-profit tech giant behind the Firefox browser and has warned regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users".
In a formal submission to the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Mozilla pushed back against a recent consultation that considers age-gating the best VPN services to stop minors from bypassing age checks mandated by the Online Safety Act.
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