I have been saying this is the long term aim of this style of legislation for years.
They knew when they implemented IPA back in 2016 that VPNs would be an ongoing problem and have been chipping away at the perception of them since then.
The way it will work is a public crackdown on a couple of the big providers, then a few high profile cases where unlicensed VPN usage will be a tacked on offense with additional penalties for those getting investigated.
Its the same with the identity checks now, big porn sites and the like have them or will have them very soon, some small scale stuff does not and might get away with not implementing it. Using such small scale sites then becomes grounds for further investigation if you get swept up with it later.
These things are never about 100% compliance, there will always be those who can work around it. However working around it will in itself become an offense and grounds for further investigation.
Yup, do you have a license to use that VPN bruv?
I have been saying this is the long term aim of this style of legislation for years.
They knew when they implemented IPA back in 2016 that VPNs would be an ongoing problem and have been chipping away at the perception of them since then.
Well, time to start sending envelopes of cash to Mullvad!
Till they come after you for doing so.
The way it will work is a public crackdown on a couple of the big providers, then a few high profile cases where unlicensed VPN usage will be a tacked on offense with additional penalties for those getting investigated.
Its the same with the identity checks now, big porn sites and the like have them or will have them very soon, some small scale stuff does not and might get away with not implementing it. Using such small scale sites then becomes grounds for further investigation if you get swept up with it later.
These things are never about 100% compliance, there will always be those who can work around it. However working around it will in itself become an offense and grounds for further investigation.