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UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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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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[–] JK_Flip_Flop@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If this comes to anything I'm moving to somewhere in the EU and pursuing citizenship there. This is clearly not about protecting the children anymore (not that it ever was).

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

EU is about to do the exact same thing. Norway is the place to be. That's where I went - at least according to my ip address.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

Norway is part of the Nine Eyes…

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Huh. I’m also “moving” soon. Any reason for Norway over Switzerland?

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure about the situation in Norway, but Switzerland has a quite right-conservative government and is also expanding their surveillance , e.g. Proton freezes Swiss investment over surveillance fears

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 22 hours ago

I saw this news and I guess it’s good that privacy is being discussed somewhat soberly over there in the wake of this investment decision.

Personally I have recently been exiting out of the UK, a much more invasive country, so Switzerland for now does seem like an improvement for me. Norway is further out geographically and has less Mullvad servers, would seem like the less favorable option for me unless the proposed laws actually pass.

Frankly I’m scrambling after the UK’s ID thing.

[–] sun@slrpnk.net 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Norway is fine.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 1 points 23 hours ago

No other than it's geographically closer to my actual location so I thought the speed would be faster.