U.K. industry attorney Myles Jackman was short and to the point: "If the age verification process continues in its current fashion, it's a once-in-a-lifetime treasure trove of private information."
U.K. attorney Myles Jackman will discuss the importance of legal action in the fight to defend digital rights at a meeting sponsored by the Open Rights Group on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
ORGCon, the U.K.’s largest conference on internet regulation and civil liberties, returns next week for its fifth year and will include a session that offers discussion on the enforcement of the Digital Economy Act, the statute that provides a new obligation for websites hosting adult content to verify the age of visitors.
Thousands of online businesses — not only those that offer adult entertainment content — are likely to be affected by the roll out of the U.K.’s Digital Economy Act, which was passed through Parliament earlier this year.
The Open Rights Group will hold a discussion on Tuesday to discuss with adult entertainment stakeholders what the Digital Economy Bill could mean for their online properties.
A new survey from Broadband Genie says that 81 percent of Britons support the age-verification requirement as part of the U.K.’s Digital Economy Bill, but that only 8 percent would be willing to share personal information on adult websites.
The House of Lords on Tuesday will begin its committee stage in discussion over the U.K.’s Digital Economy Bill, which contains measures to bring in age verification for adult sites and promises blockages for sites that don’t comply.
Attorney Myles Jackman, who practices obscenity law and sexual freedom of expression in the U.K., has been appointed as legal director for Open Rights Group.