It would make sense if it’s a scheme to inject ads directly into the stream so adblockers wouldn’t work anymore.

The people pulling the strings have obviously decided that internet freedom is a threat to them and they’re taking (global) action to ensure their supremacy.

That’s the bad news.

*Have been made long ago and are being constantly updated.

Snowden already warned us about this over a DECADE ago. Their scopes and powers will have increased exponentially. And that was under ‘trustworthy’ administration. I guarantee there’s a type of system in place that flags people before they do anything, just on pattern recognition alone. Of course, they can’t use that system as a legal basis for anything, so they don’t and use parallel constructions instead.

Anyone who thinks “this is coming” hasn’t been paying attention. We’re already there and beyond.

Thank god they can’t do shit to TPB and its ilk since those are already illegal anyway.

1. People who value their privacy (or “have something to hide”) have a need of a service that provides anonymity
2. This turns said service in the ideal place to start any and all surveillance because your subjects have already self-selected for being “interesting” (especially if you intend to go after low hanging fruit)
3. Therefore I must conclude that people using VPNs and TOR, no matter how legitimate their reasons, are in fact advertising that they have something to hide which current status quo is very interested in knowing…