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

• 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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      • then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        You think given how well thought through this online safety act has been that they’ll understand that would be an issue and legislate accordingly?

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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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