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"[...]collects both the website and the exact URL of the content users seek to watch, and fails to inform users that their webcam stream will be shared with Amazon Web Services if they opt for the “Selfie” verification method."

Technical Report: AgeGo Verification
https://web.archive.org/web/20251221142750/https://aiforensics.org/uploads/AIF_report_AgeGO_porn_platforms.pdf

Age Verification Tool Leaks Data
https://web.archive.org/web/20260101155345/https://reclaimthenet.org/age-verification-systems-france-privacy-risks-ai-forensics-report

#Privacy #AgeVerification #DigitalServicesAct

What Would Happen If the AgeGO Scandal Happened If Bill S-210 Became Law

Let's discuss a hypothetical situation. Let's pretend that Bill S-210 did become law as the AgeGO scandal moved forward. What Would happen?

https://www.freezenet.ca/what-would-happen-if-the-agego-scandal-happened-if-bill-s-210-became-law/

#News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #AgeGo #BillS210 #Canada #PIPEDA

Drew Wilson Was Right: “Double Blind” Age Verification Company Busted Tracking User Online Movement

An age verification company that boasted that they protect users privacy through a "double blind" process was busted monitoring URLs visited by users.

https://www.freezenet.ca/drew-wilson-was-right-double-blind-age-verification-company-busted-tracking-user-online-movement/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #AgeGo #tracking #XVideos

An age verification provider is potentially leaking information about people visiting pornographic websites

We observed that, despite claiming to offer “double anonymity” options (intended to hide user traffic), AgeGO collects the URL of the video the user attempts to watch … when users select the “Selfie” verification method, their webcam stream is transmitted directly to Amazon Web Services. Finally, through an unskippable page, AgeGO forces users to disclose an email address after completing the age verification process.

https://aiforensics.org/uploads/AIF_report_AgeGO_porn_platforms.pdf

and https://aiforensics.org/work/agego-porn-platforms

via https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2025/09/02/cellphone-calls-are-coming-to-the-moon-00540448

#ageVerification #agego #censorship #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #Porn #privacy #surveillance #VPN