Diamond_AaronXGFeb 24
Open Rights Group

Putting VPNs behind an age wall threatens our privacy.

They keep young people safe from harassment. Business networks secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistleblowers shielded from harm.

Privacy is online safety ✊️

Sign the petition to protect VPN use in the UK ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk

#vpn #privacy #cybersecurity #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

Tell the Government: Protect VPN use in the UK

Take action! Protect VPN use in the UK VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log-in to their networks are secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistle blowers use them to protect their work and themselves. But the Government wants to force people to verify their age when they buy a VPN. This will deter people from using VPNs to stay safe and secure online. Why are the government proposing restrictions to accessing VPNs?

Open Rights Group
Feb 24 at 9:45amWeb
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@openrightsgroup I'm never quite sure where this information goes when I fill in a petition like this.

UK gov has a petition already

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408

It's over 4700 signatures, 10K will get a "reply" from the government (although that is usually a sneer.)

Petition: Do not ban children from using virtual private networks

We call upon the UK Government to reject any calls or lobbying that propose to restrict or ban the use of virtual private networks ("VPNs") for children, because of the impact this would have on other VPN users.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament