New version of Google Chrome could make it harder to stop computer users ...

A new 'encrypted' version of Google Chrome will make it almost impossible to stop underage users watching porn online.

Not only this but the new browser will also make it harder for the UK government to block harmful material like child-abuse images and terrorist propaganda. 

The encryption will allow Chrome to circumvent parental control systems that rely on broadband companies like BT, Virgin and Sky to filter out offensive and illegal material. 

A new 'encrypted' version of Google Chrome will make it almost impossible to stop underage users watching porn online

A new 'encrypted' version of Google Chrome will make it almost impossible to stop underage users watching porn online

The encryption will allow Chrome to circumvent parental control systems that rely on broadband companies like BT, Virgin and Sky to filter out offensive and illegal material

The encryption will allow Chrome to circumvent parental control systems that rely on broadband companies like BT, Virgin and Sky to filter out offensive and illegal material

According to the Sunday Times, crisis talks are being held on May 8 by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, to discuss the risks the new encrypted browser will present. 

While supporters of the encrypted browser argue that it will boost privacy, a government official told the Sunday Times that it would hinder their ability to track paedophiles and terror cells. 

The UK's porn block will come into effect on July 19 and will see computer users forced to prove they're over 18 before they can watch x-rated content. 

The British Board of Film Classification will oversee the process and will have the authority to impose fines on sites which do not comply with the new rules.   

Google has been contacted for comment. 

HOW WOULD ENCRYPTION STOP PORN BLOCKS FROM WORKING?

New laws coming into effect on on July 15 will force browsers in the UK to verify their age before looking at pornographic and other adult websites.

This system will work by detecting searches for restricted material using the domain name server (DNS) system, the directory of the internet. 

Whenever you click on a link, send an email, open a mobile app, one of the first things that has to happen is your device needs to look up the address of a website's domain. 

Under the new laws, when your internet service provider detects a search of a restricted site in the DNS, it will show you a 'landing page' where you will instead be prompted to verify your age.

Encrypted versions of Google Chrome will bypass this step, by sending the request for a DNS address via its own servers - the computers that host the internet - rather than your internet service provider's own machines.

New porn age-checker can be side-stepped in seconds: UK government's system to protect children is easily duped by fake email and credit card 

The UK's new porn age-verification system can be sidestepped in seconds using a simple Google search and fake verification details, it is claimed. 

The government confirmed on Wednesday that it will become mandatory for adult websites to check users' age from 15 July. The move is intended to stop children accessing inappropriate material. 

What is the The Age-verification Certificate?

The Age-verification Certificate (AVC) is a voluntary, non-statutory certification scheme to ensure age-verification providers maintain high standards of privacy and

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