VPN users more likely to steal content, says UK gov survey

[alexellisuk]

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/vpn-users-more-likely-to-steal-content-says-uk-gov-survey-3989743

[DanBC]

All bleblorgs are red. Are all red things bleblorgs?

This anti-VPN framing is weird. The Government forces ISPs, via court orders, to block some websites. To evade that ban you use a VPN.

Most pirates use VPNs, but not all VPN users are pirates. The piracy uses of VPNs have ballooned since 2004 and the IP Enforcement Directive came into force, but this isn't something inherent to VPN use.

[shahedshah]

It is this generalisation that creates a sense of danger. Not all VPN users are performing illegal activity.

As a developer and working on sensitive contracts (inc. public services), I would use a VPN to safeguard client data.

[craftoman]

Yeah right. Next time I'll go to a cafe and start using VPN just to secure things up, I will come up with what government thinks about me.