schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoCould VPNs be banned in the UK? We asked the expertswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10cross-posted to: unitedkingdom@infosec.pubUnitedKingdom@europe.pubprivacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comDeclineIntoCensorship@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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minus-squareDigestive_Biscuit@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoAge checks on buying a VPN is probably how they’ll move this forward. Same situation as the age checks in porn. Use a VPN to download a VPN. There’s no way, as the article says, to identify which traffic is a legit business on or a private one. Also, I think, a proxy will achieve the same goal for appearing in another country. Sure it’s not private but the gov are looking at VPN specifically.
Age checks on buying a VPN is probably how they’ll move this forward. Same situation as the age checks in porn. Use a VPN to download a VPN.
There’s no way, as the article says, to identify which traffic is a legit business on or a private one.
Also, I think, a proxy will achieve the same goal for appearing in another country. Sure it’s not private but the gov are looking at VPN specifically.