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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Newsgrouper Update
Date: 20 Feb 2025 18:35:17 GMT
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Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
> rek2 hispagatos <rek2@hispagatos.meow.org.invalid> posted:
> 
> > On 2025-02-14, s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:17:38 -0000 (UTC), rek2 hispagatos wrote:
> > >
> > >> Can't you host on a non 8 eyes country?  and have the few in the uk
> > >> using it use tor/vpn?  you could also give http access on tor/i2p
> > >> :shrugs: 
> > >
> > > It's Nine Eyes, isn't it?
> > >
> > Indeed seems like unfortunately the "eyes" keeps growing :) 
> 
> The new UK law doesn't care where the service is hosted, only whether
> it's available to UK users.  Also users who are sophisticated enough
> to use tor or a vpn would most likely be using their own nntp client
> and so would not need my web interface at all.

  Huh? But I assume it *does* matter, *who* is actually providing the
service, i.e. in this case *you* *in* the UK.

  If it's just to whom the service is offered, then all other News
servers/services would also be bound by this new UK law, i.e.
for example News.Individual.NET in Germany, Eternal September in
<wherever>, etc..