2023-10-06 17:01:52
Published on: 06/10/2023 – 19:01
In discussion on the bill aimed at securing and regulating the digital space, around thirty French deputies tabled an amendment aimed at limiting the use of certain VPNs (virtual private network, in French) on mobile. However, this technology which allows changing the IP address is crucial for teleworking and cybersecurity. It is also crucial for connecting to the Internet, when access to it is threatened. A growing issue of freedom.
“Software application stores ensure that the virtual private network (VPN) mobile applications that they offer, for a fee or free of charge, do not allow access to an internet network not subject to legislation and French or European regulations. This extract from an amendment proposed to the National Assembly as part of a bill aimed at securing and regulating the digital space has little chance of being adopted. But he highlights the essential nature of VPNs for teleworking, cybersecurity and Internet access in countries where it is cut off. “Internet shutdowns are being done in an increasingly surgical manner,” underlines Jean-Marc Bourguignon, co-creator of the NGO Nothing2Hide, which, for five years, has distributed free VPNs to independent or freelance journalists and reporters. foreigner in countries where access to the Internet is monitored and censored.
“Guaranteeing the secrecy of correspondence on the Internet is like ensuring that a letter will not be opened when you send postal mail, it’s a question of trust,” explains Éric Bothorel, a specialist MP. digital. Moreover, and this is good news, there are other technologies that make it possible to fight against cybercrime.
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