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UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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Prominent backbench MP Sarah Champion launched a campaign against VPNs previously, saying: “My new clause 54 would require the Secretary of State to publish, within six months of the Bill’s passage, a report on the effect of VPN use on Ofcom’s ability to enforce the requirements under clause 112.

"If VPNs cause significant issues, the Government must identify those issues and find solutions, rather than avoiding difficult problems.” And the Labour Party said there were “gaps” in the bill that needed to be amended.

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[–] TheOrionArm@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (4 children)

How is this even feasible? People need them for work, business, school etc. The UK is going nuts with the attempts to regulate the internet.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It isn't. And the only source in the article is that a far-right conspiracy theory site said they're considering it.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

They just can't stand not being able to control people.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Probably force an insecure or outdated protocol and market it as “top of the line”.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Take China for example. There is a common misconception that all VPNs are illegal in China. That's not fully true. In China, VPNs are legal and must obtain a licence from the Ministry of Public Security, like all other online businesses. This also means that they have to agree to monitoring and censorship from the Government, so you can't use legal VPN services to bypass the firewall in China.