▲ 513 ▼ Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing (www.eff.org) submitted 9 months ago by who@feddit.org to c/news@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Xotic56@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child) This is just step one of them trying to absolutely ban VPNs. A website can't determine VPN use very effectively, won't be long until they "need the governments help" for compliance. Edited to add: they aren't going to ban business VPNs people use your critical thinking skills here. China outlaws VPN use and has an exemption for businesses. It would be easy to follow the same guidelines anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, they'll absolutely ban VPNs and then literally every business that uses them will move out of the state. Do you think VPNs exist only for piracy and bypassing region restrictions??? Like literally every business uses them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Xotic56@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago You know how the FOIA isn't applied to Congress? It'll be just like that, but with exemptions for businesses using VPNs. China literally does this already. There is already a precedent set. Everyone is always so obtuse when it comes to this discussion like they wouldn't absolutely protect economic interests while fucking over the ability for the common man to use VPNs and similar technology. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, they'll absolutely ban VPNs and then literally every business that uses them will move out of the state. Do you think VPNs exist only for piracy and bypassing region restrictions??? Like literally every business uses them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Xotic56@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago You know how the FOIA isn't applied to Congress? It'll be just like that, but with exemptions for businesses using VPNs. China literally does this already. There is already a precedent set. Everyone is always so obtuse when it comes to this discussion like they wouldn't absolutely protect economic interests while fucking over the ability for the common man to use VPNs and similar technology. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xotic56@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago You know how the FOIA isn't applied to Congress? It'll be just like that, but with exemptions for businesses using VPNs. China literally does this already. There is already a precedent set. Everyone is always so obtuse when it comes to this discussion like they wouldn't absolutely protect economic interests while fucking over the ability for the common man to use VPNs and similar technology. permalink fedilink source parent