Porn

Last year, the British government approved the Digital Economy Act. Within that legislation are new regulations that will force UK residents to verify that they are over 18 before accessing pornographic content online.

Privacy experts had criticized the decision to impose porn censorship because they believed it would force citizens to add themselves to a database of porn watchers. And we all know what happens when sensitive databases get hacked.

While many people agree with the idea of protecting children by forcing adults to verify their age, there can be no doubt that there are genuine privacy concerns when it comes down to how age verification might be handled. After all, why should an adult feel stigmatized – and perhaps even decide to abstain from watching adult content – simply for fear of being branded indecent?