Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
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With exceptions for themselves then?
No: They clearly do not have even a basic understanding. If they did, they'd realize they're fucking themselves up along with the business models that make them money.
Nobody who has even a rudimentary grasp would ever think this was a smart move. They would also realize that such a ban would be trivial to circumvent.
If this were to pass the Wisconsin Senate, would the outcry from the commercial space alone not reverse this? (I’m a privacy advocate, just curious)
I'm surprised they want to ban it on the sites' side, and not make it illegal to use VPN in those states