VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
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VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
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Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#2The great firewall of UK.
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#3There are few things more exciting, in relationship to attempting to restrict access to (data) communications, than a government which thinks geeks won't find ways around such. Now sit back, relax, and let's wait for the next generation of encrypted channels solution development.
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#4The great firewall of UK.
Hadrian’s Firewall
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#5> the main thing that we've done is we've commissioned additional research on this because I've not been happy with the evidence.
Ah, yes, the existing research doesn't agree with our biases, so let's fund new "research" that does.
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
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Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#7At least we get to raise the next generation of IT geeks because they'll have to understand a bunch of networking basics to watch porn, and might get hooked on it. (on IT)
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#8what if instead of this age gate or whatever government is doing, what if we simply said these big companies need to self police and if a child can reach their service they have to pay the child like lets say GBP 10k per instance?
remove all "reasonable step" shield to hide behind. for example, a shopkeeper can't say they took "reasonable steps" if they sell alcohol to a child so why should a website be any different? if we are going to the absurdity of age-gating VPNs, at least lets make it so that there is an incentive for children to self-report
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#9Every corporate I know of, uses VPNs. Especially when workers connect from home. Is the UK government really interested in going up against the majority of their business partners...?
Re: VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'
#10The great firewall of UK.
Feel like there ought to be some Sinn Fein backed point to point connection in Belfast that leverages the Good Friday Agreement to get around this.