China's government gets tough on VPN users accessing 'international internet'

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First punitive fines handed down to people using VPNs to evade 'Great Firewall of China'

China's government has started clamping down on individuals using virtual private networks (VPNs) to evade the ‘Great Firewall of China' by issuing the first fines for contravening the ban, introdu...

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