Something I learned just recently—the Australian government (surprisingly!) actually recommends VPN usage, they even provide a bit of a guide and how to; https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/advanced-on...

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mjmas 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The very same office of the eSafety commissioner that is enforcing age verification for social media.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/blogs/social-media-minim...

	▲	danw1979 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes. Isn’t effective regulation of dangerous products wonderful.

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monk_grilla 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s funny, I wonder if they might remove it since it is a common way for people to circumvent the ID requirement laws for certain sites.

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hiisukun 2 hours ago | parent [-]

They probably should at least update it -- I don't think a government should recommend free VPN services. Too many of them are a form of botnet, malware, ddos, etc.

	▲	miki123211 4 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		And most people don't even need them any more. The days of free WiFi hotspots being able to easily steal your credentials are long gone.
	▲	consp an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Main source of residential ip's you can "rent"?