Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy

The Danish government wants the public to weigh in on its proposed laws restricting use of VPNs to access certain corners of the internet.

Proposed amendments to the country's laws on copyright and broadcasting would see VPNs limited for common uses under changes to combat access to illegal streaming services.

As per the current draft, the restriction would extend to all media content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, as well as the use of VPNs to access blocked or illegal websites.

The document outlining the proposals did not mention how the government plans to implement this.

However, it stated that in whatever form the provision is made, it should be tech-neutral to account for future developments, and said the broad wording of the proposal was intentional so that objectionable technology in the future could also be dealt with under the same legislative amendments.

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