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Pornhub hits back after cybersecurity expert issues 'dangerous' age verification warning
The adult website had to implement age verification checks in the UK as part of the Online Safety Act
Since the Online Safety Act came into effect at the start of July, Pornhub users now have to create an account and provide an email address, or share credit or debit card details for age verification purposes. An expert warned the consequences of a data leak could be catastrophic (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"Strong age checks can be done effectively, safely, and in a way that protects your privacy. Meanwhile, Jacob is calling on governments that are introducing legislation to enforce age checks to do so responsibly, urging them to consider 'privacy-first technologies like zero-knowledge proofs, by which users can demonstrate that they are over 18 without releasing identifiable information.'
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