Could TikTok ban bill criminalize VPN use? The EFF says it’s possible

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/could-tiktok-ban-bill-criminalize-vpn-use-the-eff-says-its-not-impossible/#p3

"The bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to impose 'mitigation measures' without any restrictions on what those measures might be. Couple that with a vague enforcement provision that grants the power to broadly punish any person who 'evades' these undefined 'mitigation measures,' and the result is a law that can be read as criminalizing common practices like using a VPN to get a prohibited app, side-loaded installations, or using an app that was lawfully downloaded somewhere else," the EFF said. Explaining why the bill doesn't just target TikTok, Warner cited other Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE, and Russian company Kaspersky Lab.

Could TikTok ban bill criminalize VPN use? The EFF says it’s not impossible

RESTRICT Act is so broad it could apply to nearly any type of tech product.

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