Comment on UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill

Flamekebab@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Next step: ban on remote work.

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  • Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s not just remote work. All our manufacturing sites use to VPN connections data centres. It would cripple manufacturing on an epic scale if they were instabanned.

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• kingofras@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Well we just fire you, and the one you’re still using then must be your personal one!

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  • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    He means, how is the government supposed to tell the difference between personal and work vpns.

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    • Darth_Lemmy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      he just answered your question. maybe read it again

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• snowfalldreamland@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Either just banning remote work or more realistically you’ll need a permit for running a vpn server. Permit pricing starting at 100k a year

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  • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    How many small businesses can afford such permit? Hell, I’d argue that even bigger companies will have a problem paying for that.

    Also, what if I just connect to a vps overseas and set my exit point there? Will they ban vps too? This is gonna be so much fun to see from the outside

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    • then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      How many small businesses can afford such permit? Hell, I’d argue that even bigger companies will have a problem paying for that.

      Feature, not a bug.

      They want people back in offices to help landlords and property prices. This way they can say that remote work is not banned and it’s just companies choosing not to buy a permit and offer it.

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      • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I work from office and i regularly use a vpn at work to connect remotely to devices that are not physically with me. Not to talk about companies that provide remote assistance and use them to connect to their customers devices.

        Remote work is just a byproduct of vpns, but not the real reason why you use them at work.

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    • Darth_Lemmy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      yes everything will be banned and binned. better dust off that carrier pigeon

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• als@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  They wouldn’t consider such rational things

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• Damage@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What about the VPN I have to my home?

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