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UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill (www.birminghammail.co.uk)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 9 points 3 weeks ago

Geeze I hope I don't...slap tailscale on a vps

[–] MissingGhost@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What if we all started using I2P for most stuff? The governments couldn't do anything about it.

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[–] hisao@ani.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

It's not so easy to ban VPNs. They need to setup DPI everywhere. And then people will start using DPI circumvention software.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Man I can't follow UK politics. I thought Labour was a progressive party

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[–] wrassleman76@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

I don't think it's even possible to get rid of VPNs without outright banning encryption. If I set up a VPN that uses an obscure port and the traffic is encrypted, how are they going to know it's even a VPN?

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Can't wait for the next election to kick out the Tories so can roll back all their draconian bills.

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