Egypt censored: New anti-cybercrime law can put VPN users in jail

Baynicle · Sep 26, 2018

Egypt may have just become the next China, or worse. If you follow the history of this ancient land, it may not come as a surprise to learn that free speech is not what the Egyptian government tolerates. Although the internet used to seem like a safe platform all over the world to share ideas freely without any consequences, nowadays it is the hottest field in certain countries. Egypt just upped their game with a new anti-cybercrime law. So now, there’s a risk that you may get sentenced to jail if you dare to access censored websites, for example, by using VPN software.

Anti-cybercrime law to risk VPN use
As the next step towards a stricter internet censorship, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the President of Egypt ratified the new anti-cybercrime law on 18 August 2018. Which can bring about the end of the already limited freedom of speech in the land of the Pharaohs.

In all fairness, we must mention that there are two sides to this coin. The official story behind this law is obviously worded in a way that it feels totally understandable and acceptable. The keyword you may hear about the anti-cybercrime law are: national security threat.

This new law essentially enables the Egyptian government to consider websites as possible threats to national security and block them from its citizens. But that is not all. If you are caught accessing such blocked content via alternative ways, such as VPN services, you could be fined around $5,600 or, even worse, sentenced to 1 year in jail. Sounds scary enough?
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Source: https://vpnpro.com/blog/egypt-vpn-law/

What do you think of this? It is really scary to think about censoring governments monitoring your every step. Or China's soon-to-come 'social points' system like from the Black Mirror.

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