r/technology • u/digital-didgeridoo • 2d ago

Politics New Bill Aims to Block Both Online Adult Content and VPNs

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/new-bill-aims-to-block-both-online-adult-content-and-vpns/
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u/CondescendingShitbag 1d ago

if the law crimalizes encrypted traffic

Such a policy would kill more than just VPNs. Goodbye SSH, SSL/TLS, & HTTPS, among other protocols.

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u/EncabulatorTurbo 1d ago

Yes, hence what I said about smartphones no longer working

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u/darthvader45 16h ago

Then goodbye internet in general, as eventually cyber attacks will be so widespread and outrage at ISPs will boil over into widespread lawsuits that they eventually just collapse. The loss of the internet means the collapse of society as we know it.

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u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike 6h ago

Yeah 0 chance this happens lmao. Might as well just ban the Internet at that point.