It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.
  • the_q@lemmy.zip
    13·
    1 month ago

    Octogenarians making rules about things they don’t have any idea about is par for the course. As long as the lobbyist’s check clears…

    • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
      31·
      1 month ago

      No: They clearly do not have even a basic understanding. If they did, they’d realize they’re fucking themselves up along with the business models that make them money.

      Nobody who has even a rudimentary grasp would ever think this was a smart move. They would also realize that such a ban would be trivial to circumvent.

  • Captain_Faraday@programming.devEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    If this were to pass the Wisconsin Senate, would the outcry from the commercial space alone not reverse this? (I’m a privacy advocate, just curious)

  • lad@programming.devEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    I’m surprised they want to ban it on the sites’ side, and not make it illegal to use VPN in those states