{"id":7599,"date":"2022-10-30T17:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T16:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/30\/online-age-verification-system-could-create-honeypot-of-personal-data-and-pornography-viewing-habits-privacy-groups-warn\/"},"modified":"2022-10-30T17:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T16:37:21","slug":"online-age-verification-system-could-create-honeypot-of-personal-data-and-pornography-viewing-habits-privacy-groups-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/30\/online-age-verification-system-could-create-honeypot-of-personal-data-and-pornography-viewing-habits-privacy-groups-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Online age-verification system could create \u2018honeypot\u2019 of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups  says any approach requiring the use of ID is \u2018invasive and risky\u2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2018\/may\/15\/the-guardian-app?CMP=cvau_sfl\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the wake of the Optus and Medibank data breaches, digital rights groups are urging the federal government to rule out requiring identification documents as part of any online age-verification system, warning it could create a honeypot of people\u2019s personal information and pornography-viewing habits.<\/p>\n<p>The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, is developing an online safety \u201croadmap\u201d, outlining a way to prevent minors from accessing adult content online by ensuring host sites have verified the ages of users.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for our free morning and afternoon email newsletters from Guardian Australia for your daily news roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/oct\/31\/online-age-verification-system-could-create-honeypot-of-personal-data-and-pornography-viewing-habits-privacy-groups-warn\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/bcdd655bc08385e2fd9554c411f13047cce5c904\/0_86_3568_2141\/master\/3568.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=837dcd1ff8998e3657ce689f6d95cbfe\" title=\"Online age-verification system could create \u2018honeypot\u2019 of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn\" \/>As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups  says any approach requiring the use of ID is \u2018invasive and risky\u2019<br \/>\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the Optus and Medibank data breaches, digital rights groups are urging the federal government to rule out requiring identification documents as part of any online age-verification system, warning it could create a honeypot of people\u2019s personal information and pornography-viewing habits.<br \/>\nThe eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, is developing an online safety \u201croadmap\u201d, outlining a way to prevent minors from accessing adult content online by ensuring host sites have verified the ages of users.<br \/>\nSign up for our free morning and afternoon email newsletters from Guardian Australia for your daily news roundup Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the government develops online safety guidelines, digital rights groups says any approach requiring the use of ID is \u2018invasive and risky\u2019 Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast In the wake of the Optus and Medibank data breaches, digital rights groups are urging the federal government to rule &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/30\/online-age-verification-system-could-create-honeypot-of-personal-data-and-pornography-viewing-habits-privacy-groups-warn\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Online age-verification system could create \u2018honeypot\u2019 of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn<\/span> Read More 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