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What's out options if they do ban VPNs? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 days ago by starlight@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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With a lot of talk from governments around the world trying to either ban or restrict VPNs, I'm curious to know what are our options if they follow through? I know we can use the Tor network, but is there other options? I assume we could self-host our VPN since I don't think it would be affected by a possible ban. Is there a less tech-savvy option I'm not aware of? I'm just trying to understand all of my options just in case a ban does happen.

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[โ€“] Inucune@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Businesses use VPNs to secure traffic. I doubt they will just drop them when the risks are assessed.

[โ€“] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Rules for thee. I really do not think a ban on vpns would affect business at all, it would be focused on the general population as we do not deserve privacy where the businesses do.