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Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility

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Summary

A court has agreed with the Electronic Frontier Foundation that Utah's age-verification law for VPNs requires a technical impossibility, according to a Hacker News post dated 2026-10-01.

Key facts

  • A court agreed with the EFF about Utah's VPN law.
  • The ruling concerns Utah's age-verification requirement for VPNs.
  • The court found the law demands a technical impossibility.
  • The Hacker News post is dated 2026-10-01.

Why it matters

VPN providers and users in Utah face a law a court found technically impossible to satisfy, which may affect how such services are built or offered there.

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  1. Hacker NewsCommunity · Primary
    Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility · By hn_acker
    Read at Hacker News
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