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Proton warns age verification risks ending online anonymity, empowering Big Tech

( April 23, 2026, 10:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Proton, a privacy-focused tech company, warned Thursday that sweeping age verification measures risk “killing anonymity online,” arguing that current proposals would expand data collection and hand more power to major platforms. It said efforts to protect children risk backfiring by creating large databases of sensitive user data vulnerable to breaches, surveillance and misuse, while failing to address underlying harms such as ad-driven business models.Statement follows. ...

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