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  • Does Your AI Agent Need a VPN? The Company Behind Norton and Avast Thinks So

    Ajay Kumar

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    Concatena says

    Our Take: Some are looking to ban VPNs, whilst others are giving them to AI Agents… Back to whack-a-mole for services who are trying to stop AI agents from clogging up their processes.

    Your Takeaway: If your service distinguishes between human and agent, will VPN use affect that process? Or could your agent benefit from its own VPN?

    You might use a VPN yourself, but have you considered giving one to your AI agent? It might be more important than you think.

    Highlights

    "Perhaps most importantly, your ISP can’t distinguish between your own internet traffic and that of your autonomous AI agent," said Tomaschek. "But with this integration, as well as with Windscribe’s, the VPN encrypts the agent’s traffic as well, so basically you’re protected from whatever your agent might autonomously get up to on the internet."

    If you use OpenClaw, ChatGPT or one of the many other LLMs with access to the internet, your autonomous AI agent can now take advantage of the same privacy and security features.

    "Using a VPN with an LLM can provide several advantages, such as keeping your identity private. Your internet provider won’t be able to see your AI agent’s activity, or that you’re using an AI agent," said Moe Long, CNET senior editor.

  • Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

    Rindala Alajaji

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    Concatena says

    Our Take: Internet regulation is hard, and if you don’t take a multi-step view, then you can end up playing whack-a-mole.

    Your Takeaway: If the tech you rely on could be outlawed, how can you plan?

    For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We’ve seen this everywhere—from states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Utah, to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, and Indonesia. 
    Instead of realizing that mass surveillance and age gates aren’t exactly crowd favorites, Utah lawmakers have decided that VPNs themselves are the real issue.
    Next week, on May 6, 2026, Utah will become, to EFF’s knowledge, the first state in the nation to target the use of VPNs to avoid legally mandated age-verification gates. While advocates in states like Wisconsin successfully forced the removal of similar provisions due to constitutional and technical concerns, Utah is proceeding with a mandate that threatens to significantly undermine digital privacy rights. 
    What the Bill Does
    Formally known as the “Online Age Verification Amendments,” Senate Bill 73 (SB 73) was signed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 19, 2026. While the majority of the bill consists of provisions related to a 2% tax on revenues from online adult content that is set to take effect in October, one of the more immediate concerns for EFF is the section regulating VPN access, which goes into effect this coming Wednesday.
    The VPN Provisions
    The new law explicitly addresses VPN use in Section 14, which amends Section 78B-3-1002 of existing Utah statutes in two primary ways:

    Regulation based on physical location: Under the law, an individual is considered to be accessing a website from Utah if they are physically located there, regardless of whether they use a VPN, proxy server, or other means to disguise their geographic location.
    Ban on sharing VPN instructions: Commercial entities that host "a substantial portion of material harmful to minors" are now prohibited from fa…

    Highlights

    Next week, on May 6, 2026, Utah will become, to EFF’s knowledge, the first state in the nation to target the use of VPNs to avoid legally mandated age-verification gates. While advocates in states like Wisconsin successfully forced the removal of similar provisions due to constitutional and technical concerns, Utah is proceeding with a mandate that threatens to significantly undermine digital privacy rights.

    For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We’ve seen this everywhere—from states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Utah, to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, and Indonesia.

    Instead of realizing that mass surveillance and age gates aren’t exactly crowd favorites, Utah lawmakers have decided that VPNs themselves are the real issue.