The EU becomes the latest authority to signal that VPNs are next, after launching its age verification app — here's how VPNs went from a necessity security tool to circumvention software that needs to be restricted
As the internet gets age-gated, users turn to VPN apps in a bid to circumvent mandatory checks. The EU is now the last to turn its attention towards this tech — and cybersecurity experts are worried.
The EU's Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen didn’t have to explicitly mention the phrase "VPN ban" or "VPN restrictions" to make cybersecurity experts and privacy-conscious citizens worried. Af… [+7030 chars]