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Tony Kennick @thegreatgonzo.uk · 18/06/2026

From the beginning of the home computer age there has always been one or two kids at every scholl who knew more about the things than anyone on staff.

Post from Angus McIntyre @angusm@mastodon.social
The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.

"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”

Tony Kennick @thegreatgonzo.uk · 18/06/2026

Post from Angus McIntyre @angusm@mastodon.social
I can guarantee you that before the year is out we will see a bad actor offering a VPN targeted at kids that uses MLM-style techniques to get kids to promote the VPN to their friends ("Get £5 for every one of your friends who joins!”). Because that's how ban-skirting kids are going to choose their VPN: not by reading lengthy articles in ArsTechnica, but by asking their most tech-savvy buddy. Word-of-mouth is the perfect attack vector.