NordVPN critique la loi de vérification d’âge de l’Utah comme un piège à responsabilité

Les législateurs de l’Utah avancent une nouvelle loi de vérification d’âge qui pourrait affecter les utilisateurs de VPN dans le monde entier, selon NordVPN. L’entreprise avertit que le projet de loi crée un « piège à responsabilité » et pourrait punir tous les utilisateurs de VPN à l’échelle mondiale. Cette législation controversée vise à imposer des contrôles d’âge en ligne.

Les législateurs de l’Utah se rapprochent de la mise en œuvre d’une nouvelle loi de vérification d’âge, provoquant une forte opposition de NordVPN. Dans un communiqué, le fournisseur VPN a qualifié le projet de loi de « piège à responsabilité », arguant qu’il cible les utilisateurs de VPN et pourrait avoir des répercussions mondiales.  

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