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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days ago

Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing

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Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days ago
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It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.
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  • artyom@piefed.social
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    Lawmakers don’t know what they’re doing? I’m shocked.

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      If they did this I could no longer do my job. Because we use a VPN to clock in and out of our systems.

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        Yes the article mentions that.

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    they don’t know what they’re doing in general. they sure as fuck don’t know what they’re doing with tech and security

  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works
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    Absolute morons!

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    They never do when it comes to the internet.

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    Wisconsin’s bill defines “harmful to minors” much more broadly. It applies to materials that merely describe sex or feature descriptions/depictions of human anatomy.

    do not open this if you are under 18 in Wisconsin...

    Cock and balls

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    Maybe they should ask their defense contractors about the uses and importance of vpns.

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