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amouat on Nov 25, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Everyone who can now see your entire internet hist...

It's not clear how that would be technically possible. ISPs could report users which use VPNs, but assuming the VPN isn't in UK jurisdiction, the govt has no way of forcing the VPN to keep or hand over logs. Their best bet would probably be to hack the VPN provider...

return0 on Nov 25, 2016 [–]

> has no way of forcing the VPN to keep

Are we sure of that? they might require that for UK customers

amouat on Nov 29, 2016 | [–]

If you use an international company, they have no jurisdiction.

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