ID checks in UK and Australia to listen to podcasts

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• Spotify is adding age verification for users in the UK to access mature content, including podcasts marked as ‘explicit’. It uses a service called Yoti, which employs face scanning or asks you to upload images of your ID. It’s part of the UK's Online Safety Act.
  • UK podcast The News Agents recently reported on a story where the UK government mistakenly leaked the identities of 18,000 Afghans who worked with the British government.
  • Proton VPN says it has had 18x more downloads in the UK since the law came into effect.
• ID checks are also coming to Australia, where YouTube and other social media services are to be banned for everyone under the age of 16 from Dec 10. The ban is for YouTube accounts, which includes YouTube Music. Facebook, Instagram and others are also to be banned.
  • This episode of the ABC’s PM podcast reports on Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that the personal information of 5.7 million customers was compromised in July.
  • Mullvad VPN sells vouchers via Amazon Australia: a voucher removes any potential link between an anonymous VPN account and the credit card used to pay for it.
• Godcaster, which unifies live radio and podcasts, is now available as an app, for iPhone and Android. Adam Curry made the announcement on the Glenn Beck Program.

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