The EU becomes the latest authority to signal that VPNs are next, after launching its age verification app — here's how VPNs went from a necessity security tool to circumvention software that needs to be restricted
The EU's Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen didn’t have to explicitly mention the phrase "VPN ban" or "VPN restrictions" to make cybersecurity experts and privacy-conscious citizens worried. After all, what once was a drastic measure exclusive to authoritarian regimes has simply turned into the next natural step for democratic regulators since the obligation to verify your age has become just another part of being online.
"Of course, it's an important part of the next steps also to look at that it shouldn't be circumvented," Virkkunen said during a press conference held on April 29, when asked about the measures to prevent kids from bypassing the newly launched age verification app by simply using a VPN service.
For the past seven days, a stream of criticism has been filling social media walls to contest Virkkunen's response, with Belgian cryptographer Bart Preenel deeming it"the slippery slope experts have been warning...
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