VPN firms and digital rights groups join forces to urge the UK government to leave VPNs alone
- 20+ digital rights groups and tech firms urge the UK not to restrict VPNs
- Age-gating VPNs would undermine the online privacy of millions, they warn
- Signatories believe VPN restrictions are ineffective, technically unfeasible
The UK government's ongoing debate around tightening online safety rules to protect kids has drawn fierce pushback from the global cybersecurity sector.
On July 9, a coalition of 24 major digital rights organizations and top VPN providers, including Amnesty International, ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Surfshark, and Mozilla, issued a stark warning to the UK government: leave VPNs alone.
In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, the group stressed that while keeping kids safe is a shared goal, it must not come at the cost of breaking the internet's fundamental privacy infrastructure.
As lawmakers weigh up potential restrictions ahead of an expected online safety consultationupdate this...
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