New Zealand rules out a VPN ban after a fierce privacy backlash

The New Zealand government has ruled out restricting or banning VPNs as part of its planned under-16 social media ban. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford both moved to kill the idea after a rapid privacy backlash, TechRadar reports. “I can reject that outright. There’s no plan to ban VPNs at all,” Luxon […] This story continues at The Next Web

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