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by AlecSchueler 39 days ago
> My understanding is that the research service is providing legislation with research to inform them on how to implement

And do you think the research would be complete or honest if it didn't present criticisms and a comprehensive list of use cases for VPNs? It says so many positive things about VPNs and describes them as "essential" so it's really difficult to comprehend how anyone could spin it as somehow calling for a VPN ban.
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fp64 39 days ago
As I replied before, in that document,

>As the EU reviews cybersecurity and privacy legislation, VPN services may also come under stricter regulatory scrutiny. For instance, it is likely that the revised Cybersecurity Act will introduce child-safety criteria, potentially including measures to prevent the misuse of VPNs to bypass legal protections.

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AlecSchueler 39 days ago
Again, I can't quite fathom how you're spinning that.

> "may also come under," "it is likely that," "potentially including."

And that's potentially including only " measures to prevent the misuse of VPNs to bypass legal protections" which is a very specific thing.

And it even comes as part of a report that also lists genuine uses of VPNs including secure remote work, protection from surveillance and circumventing authoritarian censorship.

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