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		mywittyname 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules ki... It's probably more a matter of, "let everyone engage in illegal activities, which we can then use to turn the screws on them if they ever need to." This is a ubiquitous tactic at the highest level of law enforcement.

johnisgood 4 months ago [–]

That is what the UK has been doing and is doing, along with most if not all Governments. One just has to take a look at UK's 2003 Communication Act. It can be selectively enforced against you if they do not like you.

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