UK Government Refuses to Release Details of Its VPN Usage Citing ‘National Security’ – Guido Fawkes

UK Government Refuses to Release Details of Its VPN Usage Citing ‘National Security’

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With Labour is pleading for people not to use VPNs to ‘protect the kids’ following the implementation of the Online Safety Act the Civil Service claims it can’t say which VPNs it uses because they are so vital for national security purposes. They are good at the privacy thing…

Guido has asked departments what VPNs they use and their cost. Funnily enough the Treasury says it can “neither confirm nor deny that it holds information in relation to your request as the duty in section 1(1)(a) of the FOI Act does not apply, by virtue of section 24(2). Section 24 relates to safeguarding national security… Balanced against this is the important public interest in safeguarding national security and we consider that the wider public interest lies in safeguarding.”

Existing government cybersecurity advice for business owners and private citizens is to use a VPN. They are widely deployed for systems dealing with sensitive information. Peter Kyle is asking you not to – Guido recommends that every co-conspirator uses a VPN for all online activity…