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		VBprogrammer 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I hacked a dating app (and how not to treat a secu... The UK government are trying really hard to mandate IDs for access to porn sites. Can't wait for that to blow up in their faces.

pixl97 11 months ago | [–]

"They" don't care, the entire point of many of these laws is to increase the friction and fear of being disclosed that you don't visit these sites in the first place.

webninja 11 months ago | [–]

Generally speaking, the UK government doesn’t care about it's citizens. That’s why so many left to the USA for a better life.

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