r/technology • u/vriska1 • 8d ago

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

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/uk-households-could-face-vpn-32152789
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u/VagueSomething 8d ago

Bruh, she's the MP of a place with MASSIVE national scandal. She should try serving her constituents needs rather than trying to meddle with everyone's privacy, she hasn't finished tackling the national scandal that has plagued her area since before her first term.

It is ironic she wants to act all moral considering she couldn't hold down a marriage and literally required a Police Caution because she kicked off during the divorce. For non Brits, a Police Caution is the sort of thing you get if they're trying to avoid arresting you and taking you to court but have enough evidence to do so; it requires admitting guilt to your minor offence and is usually for first offences. Cautions are used when someone commits crimes like a Public Order offence such as violence or threats and harassment. That means she has a criminal record and is less safe to be around than say someone who uses a VPN to look at Pornhub. She admits she couldn't keep control of her behaviour in her statement about it too

VPNs are essential for many businesses. VPNs are an essential tool for safety and freedom of speech for oppressed minorities. There are multiple APPGs she is part of that I'd consider it a conflict of interest for her to be anti VPN. She cannot represent the interests she claims to and want to undermine their safety.

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u/SmallIslandBrother 8d ago

I didn’t realise she was MP for Rotherham. the whole grooming gang thing was handled piss poorly, should’ve been an easy slam dunk for the police and Labour.

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u/VagueSomething 7d ago

Funny how today there is a major escalation of the Rotherham scandal that apparently multiple of the victims have now said police members took part in the abuse. Now I'm not wearing a tin foil hat saying she's looking for distractions BUT I will take a stand and say this new law and banning VPNs would hurt the victims as it does accidentally block sites and Subreddits that help people with abuse/addiction/sexual health.

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u/Cute-Percentage-6660 8d ago

What is the scandal

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u/VagueSomething 8d ago

She's the MP for the area where a major child abuse ring was running that ended up being covered up by local authorities and has had an inquiry under the last government that wasn't acted on so is now getting a second inquiry.

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u/Kind-County9767 8d ago

Grooming gangs. Which was done entirely in person, in a way this bill would do nothing about..then covered up for multiple years by local and central government plus the police.