為貫徹《網絡安全法》 工黨正促請英國政府嚴厲打擊網民使用VPN！

https://x.com/petersweden7/status/1949826361473868126

Labour urges government to consider crackdown on VPNs

Online Safety Bill amendment would require Ofcom to investigate use of VPNs to circumvent web rules

Labour has urged the government to consider a crackdown on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) amid concerns that children and teenagers could use them to circumvent age restrictions.

An amendment to the government's Online Safety Bill proposed by MP Sarah Champion on Monday would require telecoms regulator Ofcom to examine whether VPNs are undermining the enforcement of internet regulations.

A VPN is an encrypted connection to the internet that masks a person's location and identity from the websites they are accessing, by routing their data via another computer.

They are commonly used to bypass regional locks on content, by people working remotely who need to access their employer's networks, and by those concerned about their privacy.

But speaking in a Commons debate on Monday Ms Champion said she was worried children could use VPNs to bypass new age verification controls included in the government's bill.

"There are vital protections in the bill, but there is a real threat that the use of virtual private networks — VPNs — could undermine the effectiveness of these measures," the Rotherham MP said.

Ms Champion said evidence suggested that large numbers of teenagers knew how to use a VPN "which means that they can avoid age verification controls".

"So if companies use age assurance tools, as listed in the safety duties of this Bill, there is no guarantee that they will provide the protections that are needed," she said.

"My new clause 54 would require the Secretary of State to publish, within six months of the Bill’s passage, a report on the effect of VPN use on Ofcom’s ability to enforce the requirements under clause 112.

"If VPNs cause significant issues, the Government must identify those issues and find solutions, rather than avoiding difficult problems."

It is likely that all restrictions in the Online Safety Bill can be wholly bypassed by use of a VPN, as the UK government is unable to regulate other countries' connections to the internet – which VPNs give access to.

Virtual Private Networks are widely used by people accessing the internet in countries like China to circumvent government internet restrictions.

Labour’s frontbench confirmed to The Independent on Tuesday that it was supporting Ms Champion's amendment. Speaking for the opposition in the Commons on Monday afternoon Shadow digital minister Alex Davies-Jones said the unamended bill had "gaps" that needed closing.

"I was pleased to see that my honourable friend the member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) had tabled new clause 54, which asks the Government to formally consider the impact that the use of virtual private networks will have on Ofcom’s ability to enforce its powers," she said.

"This touches on the issue of future-proofing, which Labour has raised repeatedly in debates on the Bill."

The amendment was not called for a vote on Monday but could return at a later stage depending on the passage of the bill.

Under the Online Safety Bill websites that publish pornography or adult content will have to ask users to prove their age.

Controls could include asking for a credit card or having a third-party service confirm age against government data. Sites that fail to act could be fined 10 per cent of their global turnover by Ofcom.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/vpns-online-safety-bill-labour-champion-b2239810.html

英國人是要管的

工黨敦促政府考慮打擊虛擬私人網絡（VPN）

《網絡安全法案》修正案將要求Ofcom調查使用VPN繞過網絡規則的情況

工黨敦促政府考慮打擊虛擬私人網絡（VPN），因為擔心兒童和青少年可能利用VPN繞過年齡限制。

週一，議員Sarah Champion提出的政府《網絡安全法案》修正案要求電信監管機構Ofcom調查VPN是否正在削弱網絡法規的執行效果。

VPN是一種加密的互聯網連接，通過將數據經由另一台計算機進行路由，隱藏用戶的位置和身份。

VPN通常被用於繞過內容的地區限制、遠程工作需要訪問公司網絡的人員，以及關注隱私的用戶。

但在週一的議會辯論中，Champion女士表示，她擔心兒童可能使用VPN繞過政府法案中包含的新年齡驗證控制措施。

她說：「法案中有重要的保護措施，但虛擬私人網絡（VPN）的使用可能會削弱這些措施的有效性。」這位羅瑟勒姆議員表示。

Champion女士指出，有證據顯示大量青少年知道如何使用VPN，「這意味著他們可以繞過年齡驗證控制」。

她說：「因此，如果公司使用法案安全職責中列出的年齡保證工具，也無法保證提供所需的保護。」

「我的新條款54將要求國務大臣在法案通過後六個月內，發布一份關於VPN使用對Ofcom執行第112條要求能力的影響報告。」

「如果VPN造成重大問題，政府必須找出這些問題並尋找解決方案，而不是迴避困難的問題。」

由於英國政府無法監管其他國家的互聯網連接（VPN提供了這種連接），《網絡安全法案》的所有限制很可能都可以通過使用VPN完全繞過。

在像中國這樣限制互聯網的國家，人們廣泛使用虛擬私人網絡來繞過政府互聯網限制。

工黨前台於週二向《獨立報》確認支持Champion女士的修正案。週一下午在議會代表反對黨發言的影子數位部長Alex Davies-Jones表示，未經修正的法案存在「漏洞」，需要彌補。

她說：「我很高興看到我的羅瑟勒姆議員朋友（Sarah Champion）提出了新條款54，要求政府正式考慮虛擬私人網絡的使用對Ofcom執行權力的影響。」

「這涉及到工黨在法案辯論中多次提出的未來防範問題。」

該修正案在週一未被提請表決，但可能在法案進展的後期階段重新提出。

根據《網絡安全法案》，發布色情或成人內容的網站將要求用戶證明年齡。

控制措施可能包括要求提供信用卡或通過第三方服務根據政府數據確認年齡。未能採取行動的網站可能被Ofcom罰款其全球營業額的10%。

移英港人要翻牆了

牆國不意外

同共產黨有咩分別

2022

左膠左翼思維不嬲都係偏向獨裁架啦！

有
共產黨冇咁蠢

工黨想減黨？

打個飛機又唔得，又不斷加稅

此post已完

UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/uk-households-could-face-vpn-32152789

當年因為封編年史擔心GFW而移英嘅人點算？

"could"
依度啲新聞，尤其係小報，不嬲都好鍾意小事吹到好大，唔洗咁認真睇

唔止工黨，英國人整體都係on9
幾年前個條例過緊會，有人聯署要求加辣，開所有social media account 不論年齡都要upload ID，70萬人簽名
https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/575833
聯署反對Online Safety Act ，依家先得35萬人簽
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

睇嚟班逃港撚又可以逃多次

結果有人用Death Stranding嘅Sam 做人臉scan pass 左

ISLAMIC STATE

英國政府根本就係鳩做啦

間屋咁大唔駛上咸網啦

https://x.com/PrisonPlanet/status/1949768777559629961