• cation@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    You can literally host your own vpn, nothing illegal about that. And, as someone else mentioned, work would be impossible for many companies, as almost any company that works with sensitive data uses vpn to some extent.

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      10 months ago

      And, as someone else mentioned, work would be impossible for many companies,

      Especially those who have moved to a work from home model.

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      10 months ago

      And you think lawmakers would make a wise informed decision? You think that they wouldn’t make a decision that would strip away your capability to use a VPN while protecting themselves and big tech that lobby for exemptions?

      Their Profit or Your Privacy, what do you think they’ll pick?

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        10 months ago

        I don’t have to assume they’re wise. The uproar would be enough to kill the bill before it gets out of committee.

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        10 months ago

        I don’t think it’s even possible to for anyone to stop someone from using a VPN. Sure, in theory, they could affect VPN providers’ businesses, but you’re always going to be able to connect to a VPN if you want to. They’d have to block or heavily limit internet access in order to stop users from connecting to some remote server.

        Also yes, I do think lawmakers are aware that vpn’s are not a threat to anything, thus there is absolutely no reason to ban them.

        Edit: Someone else mentioned a good point. Even if we consider them blocking vpn as a possibility “The uproar would be enough to kill the bill before it gets out of committee.”