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The hardest thing about maintaining ur online privacy are the people around you. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Well, there's a new War On VPNs starting (ugh). If the Forces of Enshittification prevail, we could see them banned in more countries. And not just the usual suspects either. The idea is being pushed in several US states, in the UK, and maybe(?) the Aussies? It's being fought in all those ofc. But I'm afraid the political momentum for bans will build and build.

My hope is, that Canada will be chill and not follow the rest of us off a cliff. Come on, Canada! You're our best hope!

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I don't see how they ban it though. I could surely just buy a VPS somewhere where it is allowed and then route through a VPN from there?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Well they have ways to make it very hard. China, Russia, and some other countries already block VPNs. Sure it's not 100% ironclad. But it doesn't have to be. They want to block the big majority. If 1% finds a way around, it was still effective.

    There are technical ways, like DPI based blocking of the protocols. There are ways to bypass that, sure, but you lost most ppl already.

    Then there are social ways. Make the risk too high if you're caught. Ppl will be afraid to try.

    I do not think the US, EU, Aus are close to that extreme yet. Not tryin to say this is right around the corner. But other countries already have done these things. It is possible we could see those measures in the future.

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