Online Safety Regulation Increases Privacy Risk: Evidence from the UK Online Safety Act
UK Online Safety Act creates privacy paradox where age verification requirements may drive users toward less secure platforms, offering lessons for NIS2 implementation across EU.
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arXiv:2606.05273v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Governments worldwide are increasingly regulating digital platforms to reduce online harms, particularly those affecting children. However, access restrictions can alter user behaviour and introduce new privacy and security risks. The UK Online Safety Act (OSA), passed in October 2023, illustrates this trend: it extends age-assurance and safety requirements to social media, search, and pornography services, and rolled out in phases. Ofcom's ille
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