#vpns — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #vpns, aggregated by home.social.
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The only way to create an ironclad age verification system in the UK is extreme digital authoritarianism.
Restrictions on VPNs are an attack on the open Internet and our ability to be secure online – the antithesis of online safety.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs can help protect children's security online too. They aren’t just used to avoid content blocks.
Restrictions will deter people from using a core cybersecurity tool and create greater risks.
Privacy is online safety ✊️
Sign the petition to #ProtectVPNs in the UK ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Aside from restrictions, it's been suggested that sites should detect VPN use and bounce users into age verification.
This would be technically flawed, privacy-invasive and would exclude lawful Internet users because VPN traffic can look identical to ordinary encrypted web traffic.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Aside from restrictions, it's been suggested that sites should detect VPN use and bounce users into age verification.
This would be technically flawed, privacy-invasive and would exclude lawful Internet users because VPN traffic can look identical to ordinary encrypted web traffic.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs can help protect children's security online too. They aren’t just used to avoid content blocks.
Restrictions will deter people from using a core cybersecurity tool and create greater risks.
Privacy is online safety ✊️
Sign the petition to #ProtectVPNs in the UK ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The only way to create an ironclad age verification system in the UK is extreme digital authoritarianism.
Restrictions on VPNs are an attack on the open Internet and our ability to be secure online – the antithesis of online safety.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Treating VPNs as a 'problem' is foolish.
They help parents manage online risks, support secure remote working, protect people in abusive situations, and provide a lifeline to people in repressive States.
UK MPs themselves use them!
Attacking VPNs throws the baby out with the bath water.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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An adult using a VPN doesn't impact the safety of a child online.
Adults use VPNs because they don’t trust age verification providers with their personal data.
Something the UK government has refused to deal with by regulating the industry to ensure high standards of data protection.
Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/regulating-age-verification/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age verification measures.
⚫ 6-12 year olds are very unlikely to use them due to technological and economic barriers.
⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds.
Banning or restricting VPNs in the UK is overreach. The price is our privacy and security.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Banning or blocking VPNs in the UK will shatter cybersecurity in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Creating uncertainty around core Internet infrastructure could undermine the UK’s credibility as a stable place for digital businesses and security innovation.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Banning or blocking VPNs in the UK will shatter cybersecurity in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Creating uncertainty around core Internet infrastructure could undermine the UK’s credibility as a stable place for digital businesses and security innovation.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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An adult using a VPN doesn't impact the safety of a child online.
Adults use VPNs because they don’t trust age verification providers with their personal data.
Something the UK government has refused to deal with by regulating the industry to ensure high standards of data protection.
Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/regulating-age-verification/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age verification measures.
⚫ 6-12 year olds are very unlikely to use them due to technological and economic barriers.
⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds.
Banning or restricting VPNs in the UK is overreach. The price is our privacy and security.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Treating VPNs as a 'problem' is foolish.
They help parents manage online risks, support secure remote working, protect people in abusive situations, and provide a lifeline to people in repressive States.
UK MPs themselves use them!
Attacking VPNs throws the baby out with the bath water.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The UK government could announce restrictions on VPNs next month.
This would threaten our privacy and security.
VPNs keep young people safe from harassment. Businesses secure. Journalists, activists and whistleblowers protected.
Here's why we must #ProtectVPNs 🧵
Sign the petition if you agree ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The UK government could announce restrictions on VPNs next month.
This would threaten our privacy and security.
VPNs keep young people safe from harassment. Businesses secure. Journalists, activists and whistleblowers protected.
Here's why we must #ProtectVPNs 🧵
Sign the petition if you agree ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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"Due to heavy information controls, people in Iran face significant barriers to accessing the Internet. Authorities have actively blocked numerous websites and apps, including conventional circumvention and digital security tools such as VPNs, social media platforms, and the app stores themselves. This creates a "chicken-and-egg" problem: users need a VPN to download a VPN.
Launched in 2016, Paskoocheh, Persian for "alleyway," is an open source alternative app store, community hub, and one-stop-shop for users to access information and tools to circumvent censorship, enhance their privacy, securely communicate, and express themselves freely online. Developed and maintained by ASL19, a technology and exiled media organization named after Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Paskoocheh restores access and allows people to reach trusted tools through four censorship-resilient channels: the Paskoocheh website, Android App, Email bot, and Telegram bot.
Users are also able to reach our Persian-speaking support team through the Paskoocheh Helpdesk, which handles over 200 tickets daily. In addition, ASL19 translates and publishes accessible user guides, blog posts, and multimedia content to help users navigate online privacy and digital security best practices."
https://blog.torproject.org/when-you-need-a-tool-to-reach-the-tool-Paskoocheh/
#Iran #DigitalRights #TOR #Privacy #VPNs #Paskoocheh #Anticensorship
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"Due to heavy information controls, people in Iran face significant barriers to accessing the Internet. Authorities have actively blocked numerous websites and apps, including conventional circumvention and digital security tools such as VPNs, social media platforms, and the app stores themselves. This creates a "chicken-and-egg" problem: users need a VPN to download a VPN.
Launched in 2016, Paskoocheh, Persian for "alleyway," is an open source alternative app store, community hub, and one-stop-shop for users to access information and tools to circumvent censorship, enhance their privacy, securely communicate, and express themselves freely online. Developed and maintained by ASL19, a technology and exiled media organization named after Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Paskoocheh restores access and allows people to reach trusted tools through four censorship-resilient channels: the Paskoocheh website, Android App, Email bot, and Telegram bot.
Users are also able to reach our Persian-speaking support team through the Paskoocheh Helpdesk, which handles over 200 tickets daily. In addition, ASL19 translates and publishes accessible user guides, blog posts, and multimedia content to help users navigate online privacy and digital security best practices."
https://blog.torproject.org/when-you-need-a-tool-to-reach-the-tool-Paskoocheh/
#Iran #DigitalRights #TOR #Privacy #VPNs #Paskoocheh #Anticensorship
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@angusm/116759854591989706
except there are now reports that #ukgov will ban #vpns too, somehow, in a further stupidity...
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@angusm/116759854591989706
except there are now reports that #ukgov will ban #vpns too, somehow, in a further stupidity...
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🚨 First the social media ban, now the UK government wants to restrict VPNs 🚨
VPNs are a vital cybersecurity tool for businesses, politicians, journalists and families to protect data and communications.
Banning or requiring digital ID checks before buying VPNs would increase cybercrime risks and expose IP addresses to predators.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour
#vpn #socialmediaban #ageverification #ukpolitics #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpol #vpns #ProtectVPNs #privacy #onlinesafetyact
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🚨 First the social media ban, now the UK government wants to restrict VPNs 🚨
VPNs are a vital cybersecurity tool for businesses, politicians, journalists and families to protect data and communications.
Banning or requiring digital ID checks before buying VPNs would increase cybercrime risks and expose IP addresses to predators.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour
#vpn #socialmediaban #ageverification #ukpolitics #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpol #vpns #ProtectVPNs #privacy #onlinesafetyact
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Das Aufspannen eines #VPNs mit #wireguard ist vor allem nützlich, wenn ein oder mehrere Endpunkte durch öffentliche #netze hindurch verbunden werden sollen, oder um einen vertrauenswürdigen #zugang zu ihren #dienste zu gewinnen, indem man einen Wireguard-Server als #haustur verwendet.
https://infosophia.eu/wireguard.html
#debian #ubuntu #vpn #it #informatik #privacy #itsicherheit #privatsphare #privacymatters #briefgeheimnis -
Das Aufspannen eines #VPNs mit #wireguard ist vor allem nützlich, wenn ein oder mehrere Endpunkte durch öffentliche #netze hindurch verbunden werden sollen, oder um einen vertrauenswürdigen #zugang zu ihren #dienste zu gewinnen, indem man einen Wireguard-Server als #haustur verwendet.
https://infosophia.eu/wireguard.html
#debian #ubuntu #vpn #it #informatik #privacy #itsicherheit #privatsphare #privacymatters #briefgeheimnis -
Spain’s Net blocks have a flimsy legal basis, and lack both oversight and accountabilityA few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]
#barcelona #ccia #cordoba #disco #fines #france #HADOPI #healthcare #ipAddresses #ISPs #italy #laRazon #laliga #madrid #netBlocks #nordvpn #overblocking #piracyShield #protonvpn #spain #vpns https://walledculture.org/spains-net-blocks-have-a-flimsy-legal-basis-and-lack-both-oversight-and-accountability/ -
Spain’s Net blocks have a flimsy legal basis, and lack both oversight and accountabilityA few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]
#barcelona #ccia #cordoba #disco #fines #france #HADOPI #healthcare #ipAddresses #ISPs #italy #laRazon #laliga #madrid #netBlocks #nordvpn #overblocking #piracyShield #protonvpn #spain #vpns https://walledculture.org/spains-net-blocks-have-a-flimsy-legal-basis-and-lack-both-oversight-and-accountability/ -
Spain’s Net blocks have a flimsy legal basis, and lack both oversight and accountabilityA few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]
#barcelona #ccia #cordoba #disco #fines #france #HADOPI #healthcare #ipAddresses #ISPs #italy #laRazon #laliga #madrid #netBlocks #nordvpn #overblocking #piracyShield #protonvpn #spain #vpns https://walledculture.org/spains-net-blocks-have-a-flimsy-legal-basis-and-lack-both-oversight-and-accountability/ -
Spain’s Net blocks have a flimsy legal basis, and lack both oversight and accountabilityA few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]
#barcelona #ccia #cordoba #disco #fines #france #HADOPI #healthcare #ipAddresses #ISPs #italy #laRazon #laliga #madrid #netBlocks #nordvpn #overblocking #piracyShield #protonvpn #spain #vpns https://walledculture.org/spains-net-blocks-have-a-flimsy-legal-basis-and-lack-both-oversight-and-accountability/ -
Spain’s Net blocks have a flimsy legal basis, and lack both oversight and accountabilityA few weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about Hadopi, France’s infamous copyright enforcement mechanism. The so-called “graduated response” – aka “three strikes and you are out” – has been around for over 15 years now, has cost French taxpayers a fortune, and has never achieved any of its aims. As the Walled Culture post suggested, the latest court ruling might finally put the […]
#barcelona #ccia #cordoba #disco #fines #france #HADOPI #healthcare #ipAddresses #ISPs #italy #laRazon #laliga #madrid #netBlocks #nordvpn #overblocking #piracyShield #protonvpn #spain #vpns https://walledculture.org/spains-net-blocks-have-a-flimsy-legal-basis-and-lack-both-oversight-and-accountability/ -
#America Is #Turning #Environmentalists into #Terrorists #OurChangingClimate #yt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lccjGyCvI5w
I guess soon breathing will also be declared terrorism — calling for #privacy using #Linux and #GrapheneOS, #VPNs, #Signal, #encryption, demanding truth, protesting, being against #genocide. I guess we all are terrorists to some degree… 🤔 🤷 #HakunaMatata :awesome: ✨️ 🖕
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#America Is #Turning #Environmentalists into #Terrorists #OurChangingClimate #yt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lccjGyCvI5w
I guess soon breathing will also be declared terrorism — calling for #privacy using #Linux and #GrapheneOS, #VPNs, #Signal, #encryption, demanding truth, protesting, being against #genocide. I guess we all are terrorists to some degree… 🤔 🤷 #HakunaMatata :awesome: ✨️ 🖕
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Mozilla Warns UK Against Breaking VPNs
Mozilla warns the UK that cracking down on VPNs won't solve the country's age-check conundrum, as these essential security tools are not a teenage loophole, but a vital part of online protection. By breaking VPNs, the UK risks undermining online security for all users.
https://osintsights.com/mozilla-warns-uk-against-breaking-vpns?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#OnlineSecurity #Vpns #UkGovernment #AgeVerification #Encryption
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The Oligarchs will come for VPNs next, doesn't matter how much that will fuck with commerce, they must have control over us...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/concern-gabon-social-media-clampdown-human-rights
#VPNs #SocialMedia #Technology #Censorship #Oligarchs #Gabon
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The Oligarchs will come for VPNs next, doesn't matter how much that will fuck with commerce, they must have control over us...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/concern-gabon-social-media-clampdown-human-rights
#VPNs #SocialMedia #Technology #Censorship #Oligarchs #Gabon
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It's official: #Utah is the U.S. state closest to #banning #VPNs - Yahoo Tech
When Utah's Senate Bill 73 goes into force on May 6, websites subject to the state's age verification law will be legally barred from explaining how to use a #VPN to get around age #restrictions. They'll also be liable for enforcing age #verification for any user within Utah's physical borders — regardless of their apparent virtual location.
#ageverification #privacy #security #utah #SB73 -
It's official: #Utah is the U.S. state closest to #banning #VPNs - Yahoo Tech
When Utah's Senate Bill 73 goes into force on May 6, websites subject to the state's age verification law will be legally barred from explaining how to use a #VPN to get around age #restrictions. They'll also be liable for enforcing age #verification for any user within Utah's physical borders — regardless of their apparent virtual location.
#ageverification #privacy #security #utah #SB73 -
Saturday, April 4, 2026
While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending as US military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump -- They're testing us: as Russian mass attack tactics evolve, Ukraine scrambles to protect civilians -- "Far from innocent": US senators seek answers after sanctioned Russian lawmakers visit Washington ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-4-2026/
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending as US military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump -- They're testing us: as Russian mass attack tactics evolve, Ukraine scrambles to protect civilians -- "Far from innocent": US senators seek answers after sanctioned Russian lawmakers visit Washington ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-4-2026/
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending as US military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump -- They're testing us: as Russian mass attack tactics evolve, Ukraine scrambles to protect civilians -- "Far from innocent": US senators seek answers after sanctioned Russian lawmakers visit Washington ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-4-2026/
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending as US military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump -- They're testing us: as Russian mass attack tactics evolve, Ukraine scrambles to protect civilians -- "Far from innocent": US senators seek answers after sanctioned Russian lawmakers visit Washington ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-4-2026/
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending as US military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump -- They're testing us: as Russian mass attack tactics evolve, Ukraine scrambles to protect civilians -- "Far from innocent": US senators seek answers after sanctioned Russian lawmakers visit Washington ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-4-2026/
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Utah’s Proposal To Tax Online Pornography Is A Civil Liberties Disaster Waiting To Happen
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Utah’s Proposal To Tax Online Pornography Is A Civil Liberties Disaster Waiting To Happen
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Copyright litigation over Anne Frank’s writings likely to impact the fate of VPNs in the EU
“The Diary of a Young Girl” is a Dutch language diary written by the young Jewish writer Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Although the diary and Anne Frank’s death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp are well known, few are aware that the text has a complicated copyright history – one that could have […]
#advocateGeneral #anneFrank #circumvention #cjeu #eu #europeanCommission #foundations #geoblocks #infringement #intellectualMonopoly #litigation #netherlands #publicDomain #switzerland #vpns https://walledculture.org/copyright-litigation-over-anne-franks-writings-likely-to-impact-the-fate-of-vpns-in-the-eu/ -
Copyright litigation over Anne Frank’s writings likely to impact the fate of VPNs in the EU
“The Diary of a Young Girl” is a Dutch language diary written by the young Jewish writer Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Although the diary and Anne Frank’s death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp are well known, few are aware that the text has a complicated copyright history – one that could have […]
#advocateGeneral #anneFrank #circumvention #cjeu #eu #europeanCommission #foundations #geoblocks #infringement #intellectualMonopoly #litigation #netherlands #publicDomain #switzerland #vpns https://walledculture.org/copyright-litigation-over-anne-franks-writings-likely-to-impact-the-fate-of-vpns-in-the-eu/ -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/321682/ Get up to 87 percent off two-year plans #AntivirusProtection #Éire #IE #Ireland #surfshark #Technology #VPNs
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👴💼🇬🇧 The UK House of Lords, with all the wisdom of a soggy crumpet, thinks #banning #VPNs for kids will somehow fix the internet. 🚫🔒 Let's watch as tech-ignorant lawmakers try to out-boomer each other while teens continue to outsmart them with ease! 🧠🤦♂️
https://alecmuffett.com/article/134925 #TechIgnorance #HouseOfLords #InternetRegulation #OutsmartingLawmakers #HackerNews #ngated -
Ofcom writes to 4chan: “We are a UK-based regulator, but that does not mean the rules do not apply to sites based abroad” — true, but irrelevant…
Ofcom may declare that their rules apply anywhere, but that doesn’t mean that anywhere is necessarily within Ofcom’s jurisdiction. America might as well be another planet. Ofcom may claim whatever it likes, but it’s what the inhabitants believe that is important.
Expect another clickbait million-pound fine announcement, imminently:
https://twitter.com/LundukeJournal/status/1996644933843738993
#ageVerification #censorship #DigitalColonialism #feed #ofcom #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #starshipTroopers #surveillance #vpns
