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It's also, unfortunately, not literally/universally true. There are plenty of jurisdictions and contexts in which it is a crime.
by Retr0id 2y ago
It's also, unfortunately, not literally/universally true. There are plenty of jurisdictions and contexts in which it is a crime.
- xnickb 2y agoA friend of mine had to swear on a holy book to not use VPN upon returning to their country of origin.
- jvanderbot 2y agoThis would make me nervous, but also optimistic that it's difficult to detect? Otherwise why use hell as a deterrent?
- Vilian 2y agoOr just bigger leverage, the crime isn't using the VPN, but lying or dishonoring the holy book
- arnonejoe 2y agoI don’t understand this. If you live in the US and use a service like ProtonMail, has a crime been committed? Are there any examples here in the US or anywhere else of arrests/prosecutions being made over encryption? I’ve never heard of any??
- gruez 2y agoHe's probably talking about authoritarian regimes like China or whatever.
- throawayonthe 2y ago[dead]
- RIMR 2y agoThere are places that are not the United States.
- Retr0id 2y agoI don't live in the US
- markhahn 2y agoWhich were you thinking of? I can imagine Iran has some effort to discourage use of VPNs, though of course everyone does. I thought China simply made it easy to stay within the Great Firewall, and moderately difficult to get out.
- Retr0id 2y agoThere's a decent overview here: https://www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption/ https://www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption/