Labour ministers have officially recommended using a VPN.
Asked what the guidance is for Virtual Private Networks, a DSIT minister answered in a parliamentary question:
“A summary of the wide variety of guidance provided by the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is available on their website.
The national technical authority for cyber security is the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Their website ww.ncsc.gov.uk provides a range of guidance on cyber security, including on the use of virtual private networks.”
As Guido pointed out at the time, the guidance happens to say:
“You can also use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), a technique that encrypts your data before it is sent across the Internet. If you’re using third party VPNs, you’ll need the technical ability to configure it yourself, and should only use VPNs provided by reputable service providers.”
Peter Kyle previously begged people not to use VPNs when the Online Safety Act came in. Good advice from the actual experts there…
Speaking at an IPPR think tank event in London, the Health Secretary compared striking junior doctors to mutinous sailors.
“I feel like we’ve turned the ship, the boat’s going in the right direction, except some of the crew are trying to row in one direction while the rest of us are going in the other. You can’t make progress that way. We are seeing an improving NHS, and we’ve seen improvement despite resident doctors’ strikes, but the fact is, performance would have been better and there would have been more money to invest in staff and services if the BMA hadn’t been undertaking the strike action.”