SBF claimed he used the VPN to watch a football game.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ordered the former billionaire remanded after prosecutors pushed to have his bail revoked, citing violations that included Bankman-Fried’s admitted usage of VPN software that he said was to watch an NFL game and the judge’s view that he had attempted to tamper with witnesses “at least twice.”
is VPN prohibition a general condition of these situations or was this specific to this case? And can you clarify why using VPN violations? Sorry I’m daft on the legalities of this.
It would be a general bypass of monitored internet connectivity. One of his conditions was monitored internet access. VPNs are almost always encrypted, which bypasses said monitoring.
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They’re both violations of the conditions of release. Two separate violations, unrelated except for being prohibited behavior.
is VPN prohibition a general condition of these situations or was this specific to this case? And can you clarify why using VPN violations? Sorry I’m daft on the legalities of this.
It would be a general bypass of monitored internet connectivity. One of his conditions was monitored internet access. VPNs are almost always encrypted, which bypasses said monitoring.