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Thoughts on the recent Swiss law that might require ProtonVPN to start blocking certain domains? (lemm.ee)
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Seems that the Swiss legislature may pass a law requiring ProtonVPN to start banning certain domains from being access by French users (mostly illegal sports streaming sites)

For those using ProtonVPN, is the writing on the wall?

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[–] 48 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I don't know if it's the same law but they've already said they'd move countries, anywhere with laws suitable for the service

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Would they really though? Being in Switzerland is a huge part of their brand and marketing.

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  • [–] 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The only reason it's part of their branding because Switzerland is notoriously respectful of privacy. If they stop being that then that's no longer a selling point.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Why "notoriously" though?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't know how to answer that.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I believe "notorious" is used in negative contexts, and was curious why Switzerland being respectful of privacy would be a bad thing.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    no, that's not what notorious means. It just means a lot of people know about it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    From Merriam-Webster:

    especially : widely and unfavorably known

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    But this has nothing against privacy just piracy.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You people are going to hate me for thid but it's not a privacy concern if they block piracy domains ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago

    Cool.

    In other news, Swiss law makers claim opening and reading all mail sent to make sure it doesn’t include the phrase “monty bojangles” is “not a privacy concern”

    My point is that in order to block a specific domain, you necessarily need to check it against a list of all legitimate domains being accessed

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