The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has told TechRadar that it's using an unnamed third-party tool to monitor VPN use in the UK.
ISOmorph @feddit.org - 1mon
Baroness Lloyd, said in the UK House of Lords that "nothing is off the table" when it comes to protecting children online, though she acknowledged there are "no current plans to ban the use of VPNs".
So there are plans to ban the use of VPNs
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NarrativeBear @lemmy.world - 1mon
But how do you ban VPN's? Like am I not going to be able to remote into work or the office? Or will I now not be able to connect into my own private VPN that I run at home.
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grey_maniac @lemmy.ca - 1mon
That's one way to get rid of remote work.
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hanrahan - 1mon
Yea and yes, are you a paedophile ? Think of the children! /s
schizoidman in privacy
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/exclusive-ofcom-is-monitoring-vpns-following-online-safety-act-heres-howcross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52889334
So there are plans to ban the use of VPNs
But how do you ban VPN's? Like am I not going to be able to remote into work or the office? Or will I now not be able to connect into my own private VPN that I run at home.
That's one way to get rid of remote work.
Yea and yes, are you a paedophile ? Think of the children! /s