http://falkvinge.net/2012/07/19/debu...thing-to-fear/ this is a half decent article on the nothing to hide argument. Why not install cameras in your house to make sure domestic violence doesn't happen? Just because you don't have anything to hide should not mean that other people should lose their privacy. What's to stop journalists being monitored, for example, who are investigating wrongdoing by our government in whatever way. This law has been called the death of investigative journalism, which should be a very worrying sign.

This law feels like it's made by people who don't fully understand technology at best but could potentially have come from something more sinister, especially given that they've been found to be doing this illegally for years.

Of course, there is an argument for surveillance and I'm not sure anyone here is arguing that we should allow terrorists to act unhindered because of "freedom of speech", but this law goes way beyond what's appropriate. There is a balance between safety and privacy and I'm sure a lot of security experts/ethical hackers would agree. I think this point gets lost when people get hung up on the nothing to hide nothing to fear argument.

There is a legal challenge being put to the ECHR and the European court of justice which will likely rule that parts of this law must be changed but the way this has been passed with very little protest or even knowledge I think is scary. Most people I mention it to have no idea about it whatsoever, regardless if they agree or not.

https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-comparison-chart/

https://www.reddit.com/r/VPN/

https://www.openrightsgroup.org

Some worthwhile sites to look at. There was a guy on here trying to scare people about vpns but they are a worthwhile tool imo. Especially kodi users! With that said, if the govt want to get you they probably will, VPN or not.