The law isn’t a computer program and nor does it care about technical hair-splitting. The order is saying use of a VPN for chat/call purposes is violating an ex

The law isn’t a computer program and nor does it care about technical hair-splitting. The order is saying use of a VPN for chat/call purposes is violating an existing ban on using encrypted or ephemeral chat/call programs. Basically, he is not allowed to have secret communications with people. For a specific example: Facebook messenger uses SSL, but law enforcement can easily request records of what he said. Being able to get the content of those messages is what’s important here.