nspcc – PossibleThreat Articles

MalwareBytes Security

Online Safety Bill will legally require porn sites to verify users’ age

February 11, 2022 0 Comments age-verification on porn sites, alec muffet, digital economy act 2017, national society for the prevention of cruelty to children, nicky morgan, nspcc, online harms white paper, online safety bill, Privacy, scl, society for computers and law

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:05:52 +0000

The UK’s Online Safety Bill has revived the idea of age verification for accessing porn, but will it do more harm than good?

Categories: Privacy

Tags: age-verification on porn sites Alec Muffet Digital Economy Act 2017 National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Nicky Morgan NSPCC Online Harms White Paper Online Safety Bill SCL Society for Computers and Law

(Read more…)

The post Online Safety Bill will legally require porn sites to verify users’ age appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Security Sophos

Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’

February 10, 2020 0 Comments chat apps, child abuse, child abuse imagery, child safety, children online, Cryptography, encryption, facebook, Instagram, Law & order, messaging, Messenger, nspcc, online grooming, online safety, open letter, predators, Privacy, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:44:10 +0000

Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ns3LDtnKrEc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Instagram trying to protect kids by getting dates of birth from new users

December 6, 2019 0 Comments age-appropriate, birthday, children, date of birth, facebook, Instagram, minors, nspcc, policies, policy, Privacy, Social networks, underage children

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:48:17 +0000

It’s about showing age-appropriate content, it said. Though staying safe from child-privacy lawsuits doesn’t hurt, either.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Nf5pxYH4NiM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>