The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the privacy and security of U.K. residents, but internet users worldwide.
We’ve all been using VPNs since they blocked torrent sites over a decade ago. Combine that with the government’s complete inability to execute on any tech related policy and it goes from scary draconianism to completely laughable.