Which specific part of the bill allows "VPN users" to be punished with "20 year jail sentences"? Does the bill even ban VPNs? I skimmed the article and the linked tweet and can't find anything to that effect. The closest I can find is this >This could include VPNs if they are used to access banned websites such as TikTok. which seems like a standard anti-evasion provision. They're not going after your VPNs, people. W…
You can't be prosecuted under S.686 for accessing TikTok, with or without a VPN; the Act deals specifically with financial and contractual relations between foreign entities and US entities. So, sure, you could face up to twenty years if you, say, take knowing and affirmative steps to evade a specific Treasury declaration regarding your business (say, by concealing the fact that the People's Liberation Army has been…
What if a VPN service like Mullvad is partially or fully purchased by an "adversary" and added to a banned list unbeknownst to you, could continuing to buy VPN services using crypto or cash get you up to 20 years in jail by your reading?