Mullvad VPN2d ago

Some politicians in the UK think it is a good idea to introduce identity verification for using VPN services.

It could be that these politicians do not understand what they are proposing. The alternative, that they do understand, would be even worse.

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Show threadMullvad VPN2d ago

Whistleblowers, activists, and journalists depend on anonymous VPN services. Requiring identity verification for VPN services would put them at risk. It would also have a chilling effect on online debate (VPNs can help people post anonymously on social media).

In authoritarian countries, VPN services are crucial forcriticizing the government. That is precisely why such governments seek to ban or restrict them. Hopefully, the UK will not join that list.

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Show threadDavid Sardari2d ago
@mullvadnet Since when is VPN anonymous?
Show threadGreg Slepak
@duxsco @mullvadnet If the VPN provider does a good job with preventing logging, they are a service that anonymizes your IP.
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Show threadDavid Sardari1d ago
@taoeffect @mullvadnet Then, let’s call it no-logging VPNs. ”Anonymous VPN” implies to the simple user that your identity is kept confidential by using the VPN. But, depending on what you do online and how you do it that’s often not the case.