Is it possible to use a VPN and will they be punished for it?
Miscellaneous / / March 29, 2022
The technology is not prohibited, but there are nuances.
VPN... He's being used for some dubious business, isn't he?
Not really. A VPN is an encrypted connection to the Internet that is required for various purposes. For example, for a secure connection. If a person works remotely, he needs access to company documents and files. Without VPN technology, attackers can intercept and decrypt confidential data. It is much more difficult to do this with her.
But the average user still perceives VPN as a tool to bypass local restrictions. With it, you can create the illusion that you are accessing the Internet from another country and gain access to content. Therefore, questions of legality arise.
VPN wasn't banned? There were conversations...
If you ask this question to search engines, you can stumble upon to the newsPutin banned anonymizers and VPN services / RBC with headlines saying that anonymizers and VPN technologies were banned. But don't get scared. First, this normative actFederal Law of July 29, 2017 No. 276‑FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection”” 2017, not something new. Secondly, the headings do not quite reflect the essence.
VPN services themselves were not banned. They can still be used for any legitimate business.
So in itself, the presence of a VPN service on a computer and phone should not raise questions. Keep this in mind if someone who take over your technologywill show interest. You are using a VPN for legitimate business and have every right to do so.
What about bypass blocking?
Blocking bypass is not legal. That is, it is impossible to use technology for such a purpose, of course.
In this case, the user is not legally responsible for this.
It is not his area of responsibility - to know all the sites, access to which is blocked. This should be done by companies that provide VPN services.
It is they who should restrict people's access to sites banned in Russia. To do this, they are offered to connect to the appropriate registryUnified registry of domain names, web site page indexes on the Internet and network addresses that allow identify sites on the Internet containing information, the dissemination of which in the Russian Federation prohibited / Roskomnadzor Roskomnadzor. If a site or service allows you to visit prohibited pages, it will blockFederal Law of July 27, 2006 No. 149‑FZ “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection”.
Is there anything else you need to know?
There is an important point. When reading about the lack of responsibility for visiting inaccessible sites, it is worth keeping the word “bye” in mind. Therefore, it is important to follow news.
And the use of a VPN does not remove responsibility for other crimes and offenses. If you accidentally wander into a blocked site, there will be nothing for it (yet!). But if you do something there for which punishment is provided, let's say publishPetersburg woman assigned mandatory work for a photo at St. Isaac's Cathedral in underwear / TASS a defiant photo against the background of a religious object - the consequences may come.
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