<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Timothy wrote</title><author_name>Timothy (npub1gc…vqjg0)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>The UK House of Lords just voted for a measure that would put age checks on VPNs.  It will probably die in the Commons. But the fact that they voted for it at all is the tell.&#xA;&#xA;When I last sat down with nostr:nprofile1qyt8wue69uhh2mtzwfjkctnvda3kzmp6xsurgwqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgr2xkv9ygudeyp2a5vlh0m2q40e40epc89gj9w3cn3875xl9u5smy4h9d4q, she called this. Her point: privacy tools only protect you when everyone uses them. The moment only the privacy-conscious reach for a VPN, you stop being hidden and start being flagged. You become the one person in the room with the curtains drawn. The state doesn&#39;t need to read what you&#39;re doing. It just needs to see that you&#39;re the type who hides.&#xA;&#xA;And the deeper point: privacy itself is being further reframed as suspicious. &#34;What do you have to hide&#34; becomes the whole argument. You forget why there&#39;s a door on the bathroom. You forget why you write in a private journal.&#xA;&#xA;Her answer: The ID checks are here. Now what? Encryption is how you put the doors and curtains back in a digital world. Bitcoin is how you keep the ability to transact when permission becomes the default.&#xA;&#xA;Full convo👇 https://fountain.fm/episode/vH5TROQYv6U5zGpX5jqL</html></oembed>