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

A federal court blocked Utah’s anti-VPN age-verification law, finding that it effectively demands perfect geolocation that current technology cannot deliver. For CIOs and technology leaders, the ruling is a reminder that regulatory requirements built on technically impossible assumptions can create broad compliance, privacy, and operational risk—potentially forcing platforms to over-verify all users or restrict access entirely. IT organizations should expect continued pressure from state-level internet regulation and plan for stronger coordination between engineering, legal, privacy, and policy teams when deploying geolocation or identity controls.