Prominent backbench MP Sarah Champion launched a campaign against VPNs previously, saying: “My new clause 54 would require the Secretary of State to publish, within six months of the Bill’s passage, a report on the effect of VPN use on Ofcom’s ability to enforce the requirements under clause 112.

"If VPNs cause significant issues, the Government must identify those issues and find solutions, rather than avoiding difficult problems.” And the Labour Party said there were “gaps” in the bill that needed to be amended.

  • Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    They couldn’t switch off VPNs for businesses. I work in a hospital and we use VPNs to create secure tunnels to other third party health care companies as well as NHS adjacent health services amongst other things. This is to protect patient sensitive data amongst other things. This would cripple our service and go against NHS england and government requirements for the secure transfer and sharing of data.

    This would have to be public VPNs only. Despite the fact that it would be complete bullshit either way.

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      1 month ago

      Exactly. The best they could hope to do would be to create an exemption for businesses in which case I open my own fapping business.

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      This is to protect patient sensitive data amongst other things.

      Its 2025, we no longer need such silly things. Don’t worry, its for the greater good.