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Now we have full on Digital ID coming can anyone tell me the two are NOT related and in the future will not be linked together into one super ID Also people go on about the fact that a lot of European countries already have ID Cards (All EU countries that use the Euro currency have ID and down the line they will link the ID & currency into one) But for a lot of the European countries like France had to bring in new laws like banning the burqa niqab and even the hijab so that France had a Digital ID that worked better then one that did not have a law banning head coverings. And this is the thing can anyone see the U.K doing the same making laws that ban head coverings like the burqa of course not. They are going to bring this law in it will be broken on day one they will not even try to fix it by banning the above and it will cost billions as they complain at the same time about not having money to keep pensioners warm.

The easiest way to get past this is to use a VPN but the are some free tricks like NOT using Google for search results. I've being using alternative search engines and all the big ones are a no go if your trying to get past Online Safety Act but some of the less known search engines are very promising and the one I'm using the most at the moment is gigablast and this is one for the bookmark and what makes it stand out is you can use it the same way as google but you get two links per result "standard" and "Anonymous Proxy" if you click on standard you will hit UK censorship but click on Anonymous Proxy and it will open that link over the Tor network you even have a Share Tor link button so you can share a weblink uncensored this is good for sending links to people you know don't have a VPN or if you don't know if they have one or not. https://gigablast.org/

It looks like this ONLY effects UK IP address So the are two options get an age passport (YOTI looks like the big one) Use a good VPN (This will render more then half the UK legislation about the internet 100% useless) legislation like the The Online Safety Act (OSA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) and then we have Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (So under this they can ask your ISP for a log of your internet activity) and then your ISP gives over that log and all it has is 6 IP address's from a VPN are they going to be happy with that. I will be asking for a discount from my ISP as the are now additional charges and they are NOT offing inhouse solutions. Also expect a new wave of scams from India targeting OAPs using the Online Safety Act.

Yes it's happened I'm been asked to age verify on a website that has a 22 year old account on it. I just don't approve of the ways they are going about this. They are biometry locking down account's and are now selling you solutions to get back in to them. the are more then 100 app's on apple and google that are ID apps or online passports then the are the website that only support this one or that one the nightmare has started. The needs to be one official app that can not be rejected (under penalty of fine) Also what about the websites that do not operate in the UK or have NO interest in the UK market.

It's the UK ID system all over again this time they have sneaked it in as age verification with photo ID This is the first bit of regulation from Ofcom as Ofcom is now the online safety regulator. I have an account on a site that I opened back in 2003 yes 22 years ago but I know when I login to tomorrow I will be asked for age verification to prove I'm over 18 when they already know I opened the account 22 years ago. (It's this bit that will annoy people) This will end up as needing a online passport and will not stop kids from using proxy/VPN to access things from outside the UK. What are your thoughts on this.

Yes a big Merry Christmas and New Year to you all.

We did it. This video is old but the more that put there name down the better (even if any was added after they handed it in)

It's good to know about that internal form and the extra three-quarters of an hour to get few thousand out. One of the tips if you have the time for it is to stagger the withdraw over 4 or 5 day at £400-£500 a day if say you needed £2G Don't know if this still works on ATMs but I used to do one withdraw at 11:55pm and a 2nd at 12:05am

I have known from 2010 any transaction or withdrawal over £500 was flagged (don't know if it's still £500 today) Rother what I usually say is travel and holiday money with I don't know how good the mobile signal is going to be and I don't know if the cash machines in the area are the free to use or the pay to use ones and last time the card readers were down at one of the establishments I used and I'd like to not go through all that again thinks. This has worked about half a dozen times over the years but I have never had to fill a form in before is this new.

Thank you Gazza Zorro Macs and to everyone else.

I know most people here are OK with using credit/debit cards and contactless Google/Apple Pay But I bet most of you know someone that will not use this and are Cash only (The are a lot of reasons for this phenomenon) The is currently a Petition to protect Cash as legal tender until 2050 I'd like to ask if the people here can sign the Petition please. (You don't have to tick the box at the bottom just click on "add signature" when you full it in) https://www.gbnews.com/cash

Giffgaff is now 5g and the golden goodybag is £8 for 5 GB Unlimited UK calls and texts or £10 for the 20 GB

I'd just like to say Merry Christmas everyone too And a happy new year.

R.I.P Dave. we used to give tips back and forth as we were both Synology NAS users and how best to setup IP Cams was always tech tips he will be missed.

I thought so too. it's a shame no-one is doing any as it only takes 10-15 minutes to put one together.