Labour rules out VPN ban in UK but issues warning to UK households

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With Proton VPN downloads skyrocketing in th UK, the Online Safety Bill has lead to fears that VPNs can be banned in the country entirely. Although the ruling Labour Government has ruled out a VPN ban, Tech Secretary Peter Kyle has issued a warning to VPN users.

“Adults should get behind the aid verification system, because every time they do it, you keep a child safe.” Kyle told The Telegraph last week in a warning: "If platforms or sites signpost towards workarounds like VPNs, then that itself is a crime and will be tackled by these codes.

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@KevPham I wouldn't trust Birmingham Live (Or The Telegraph) for balanced accurate reporting.

99% of the time their articles are written purely for clickbait and/or to trigger an emotional response in the reader.

I live in Birmingham and I don't trust the site for basic local news !

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@KevPham and then they loose all the IT support from remote engineers. Go on!

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Corporate VPNs would still be allowed. Its like how India has it. India essentially banned all VPNs given the info they ask from VPNs for private citizens, but those rules don’t apply to corporate VPNs.

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inb4 privacyguides.org is censored by UK ISPs

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And to think we freed them from fascism once.

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Thanks for letting me know! I was having a hard time finding that exact quote but I’ll keep that in mind for the future.

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@KevPham

"Every time you get behind it, you keep a child safe."

"And how does that work, exactly?"

"Well, first you scan your face, and then uh, some magic happens, and well uh, well now you helped keep your kids safe!"

Truly, world class legislation.

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@KevPham waiting for the next data breach …

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@JG who freed the United Kingdom from fascism?

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If the UK cared about child safety, they would do something about the rapes. Judge actions not words.

6x increase from 2002-2024.