Cory Doctorow
Roni Laukkarinen
Neil Brown
Cory Doctorow and 2 others boosted

Today I learned that DeviantArt is blocking VPN access.

Earlier this week, Instagram was blocking it, and now isn't.

Yesterday I couldn't access my online banking without the VPN turned on.

So yeah, I'd say the Online Safety Act is going about as well as any badly thought out government scheme ever is.

#OSA#OnlineSafetyAct#VPN

alcinnz
alcinnz boosted

🔐 A VPN can improve your privacy, or just give you a false sense of it. The EFF’s guide is a solid reminder that choosing a VPN is less about speed or price, and more about who runs it, what they log, and whether they actually deliver the protection they claim.

TL;DR
🧠 VPNs don’t guarantee anonymity
📜 “No logs” claims often lack proof
👤 Your threat model shapes your VPN needs
🔎 Look into ownership and reputation

https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
#cybersecurity #privacy #vpn #digitalrights #security #privacy #cloud #infosec#EFF @eff

🔐 A VPN can improve your privacy, or just give you a false sense of it. The EFF’s guide is a solid reminder that choosing a VPN is less about speed or price, and more about who runs it, what they log, and whether they actually deliver the protection they claim.

TL;DR
🧠 VPNs don’t guarantee anonymity
📜 “No logs” claims often lack proof
👤 Your threat model shapes your VPN needs
🔎 Look into ownership and reputation

https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
#cybersecurity #privacy #vpn #digitalrights #security #privacy #cloud #infosec#EFF @eff

Al Ghaff
Jim Killock
Al Ghaff and 1 other boosted

Blink and you’ll have never seen it in the first place 🫥

Age verification rules in the UK Online Safety Act are snapping parts of the Internet out of existence.

But it’s not what you think (porn)!

News on conflicts: GONE. Support for sexual health and smoking: GONE.

Watch as ORG’s @JamesBaker shows how censorship works ⬇️

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #reddit #ageverification #vpn #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression

Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.
Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.

En nuestra serie “Tenemos dudas…” abrimos espacio para entender conceptos clave de la autodefensa digital. Hoy: VPN. 🛜💥
#AutodefensaFeminista#CuidadoDigital#VPN#SeguridadDigital#ViolenciasMachistasDigitales#TenemosDudas

Blink and you’ll have never seen it in the first place 🫥

Age verification rules in the UK Online Safety Act are snapping parts of the Internet out of existence.

But it’s not what you think (porn)!

News on conflicts: GONE. Support for sexual health and smoking: GONE.

Watch as ORG’s @JamesBaker shows how censorship works ⬇️

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #reddit #ageverification #vpn #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression

Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.
Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.
pospi
joene extra
pospi and 1 other boosted

Age verification laws are a trojan horse, endgame is destroying anonymity.

The path seems clear: normalize checks -> ban circumvention tools (VPNs) -> roll out state-controlled digital IDs -> build a permanent record of your digital life for corporations and "pre-crime" analytics.

You are trading a free, open internet for digital chains. If there ever was a moment to defend decentralized and anonymous systems, it is this.

#enshittification #privacy #surveillance #infosec #artist #music #vpn