If you get caught using a VPN in the UAE, you will face fines of up to $545,000
The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a series of new federal laws relating to IT crimes, including a regulation that forbids anyone in the UAE from making use of virtual private networks (VPN) to secure their web traffic from prying eyes.
Talk about a represive governement. What other options are there besides a VPN?
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Everyone has a VPN in the UAE... Is he going to put everyone in prison ?
It looks like he is going to try because the laws have already been changed.
Foreigners won't be impacted, i think it's only for locals. Foreigners do whatever they like in the UAE, i've seen girls walk mostly naked in the malls.