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Australia's 'Swiss cheese-like age verification' may lead to a VPN ban — and the whole country's digital safety is on the line

  • [email protected] (Chiara Castro) , Chiara Castro--TechRadar
  • published date: 2026-03-10 16:10:42 UTC

Australia's longest-running digital rights group, Electronic Frontiers Australia, warns that "extraordinary privacy, security, and online safety risks" will arise if access to VPNs is restricted.

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