"VPNs are lawful technical tools," says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling | Hacker News
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The EU Court ruled that VPNs are lawful technical tools, not illegal devices.
The decision came in a copyright case and was discussed after a TechRadar article spread on Hacker News.
It strengthens VPNs’ legal standing as general-purpose privacy tools.
The ruling may reduce pressure to treat VPNs as inherently suspicious in copyright enforcement.