Minister signals a move to resurrect a national internet gateway and stronger online controls

[connda]

Nothing a VPN can't circumnavigate unless they plan on shutting down port 443 at which point they shut down virtually all Internet traffic to the rest of the world. 

[Surasak]

We had all better keep our wits about us. I can see major problems with money transfers if this control by consent, that is consent of the government, goes ahead. I don't think any of us would like the idea of a snooping dip.

[brucegoniners]

Just when it was getting faster 

[brucegoniners]

If they block VPN’s that’s the day I move.

[Jingthing]

26 minutes ago, connda said:

Nothing a VPN can't circumnavigate unless they plan on shutting down port 443 at which point they shut down virtually all Internet traffic to the rest of the world. 

Funny that you say that.

I heard on another source that part of this scary plan if enacted would be to shut down use of VPNs.

My understanding is that has been done in China with some success on top of making use of VPNs.

Many expats need to use VPNs to logon to their financial accounts especially Americans.

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[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

If they block VPN’s that’s the day I move.

Many may be forced to.

[Anant72]

8 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Sponsored through Belt , Road and Firewall!!

 

4 hours ago, Guderian said:

I wonder when the PM is going to start calling himself Chairman Prayut, lol?

Smooth as the Silk Road….

[fdsa]

2 hours ago, ardsong said:

-to stay away from American software and hardware products, as all have a backdoor from NSA.CIA etc, notwithstanding their promisses of not, they are all subpoena-ed to tell it!

I'd say stay away from Five Eyes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes software and hardware products

[Cat Boy]

Xiam 

[herfiehandbag]

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

It isn't that easy to read millions of mails and chats daily. 

Shhh! They haven't thought it through that far yet!

[zzaa09]

2 hours ago, connda said:

Nothing a VPN can't circumnavigate unless they plan on shutting down port 443 at which point they shut down virtually all Internet traffic to the rest of the world. 

These matters shouldn't be of much concern, as they've never seem to know what they're doing [technical aspect] nor how to configure such projects. 

Lot of talk and rhetoric.

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

These matters shouldn't be of much concern, as they've never seem to know what they're doing [technical aspect] nor how to configure such projects. 

Lot of talk and rhetoric.

Not if they get help from China.

[Elkski]

Scary possible future

[Dexxter]

10 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

Will you be able to get around the firewall with a VPN? 

Probably yes, that is until they follow their Chinese big brother's example and make VPNs illegal.

[rott]

12 hours ago, baboon said:

Boris Johnson's Britain? 

What a cheap and nasty, snidey piece of work you obviously are. 

[baboon]

43 minutes ago, rott said:

What a cheap and nasty, snidey piece of work you obviously are. 

I respect your opinion, but I am bloody glad to be out of the shambles that is the Disunited Kingdom.

When Covid was at its worst I was frontline. I was dealing with hardcore criminals and mental health patients unleashed on society in a halfway house. For minium wage or a couple of pence extra.

Women who had been sexually exploited by their own families and sold on to others.

 

No, I don't think I am cheap, snidey or nasty at all.

[daveAustin]

1 hour ago, baboon said:

I respect your opinion, but I am bloody glad to be out of the shambles that is the Disunited Kingdom.

When Covid was at its worst I was frontline. I was dealing with hardcore criminals and mental health patients unleashed on society in a halfway house. For minium wage or a couple of pence extra.

Women who had been sexually exploited by their own families and sold on to others.

 

No, I don't think I am cheap, snidey or nasty at all.

Totally off topic and what you speak of happens anywhere. Comparing Britain to a totalitarian state lol. 

[daveAustin]

On topic. It’s where Thailand is heading I’m afraid. Very sad to see and it could easily be implemented with the help of their buddies from the north. Sad. Anyone still championing the take over in 2014?

[waders123]

It would appear a page from the CCP playbook is being used on how to have more control over the population.  This isn't great for the freedom of any country to restrict or control what is being viewed or said, (within reason), on the internet.  This will negatively impact many areas of commerce, not to mention Thailand's cash cow: The Tourist Industry.   It seems, freedom is slowly being eroded.  This could be one of the saddest days in recent history of this great nation if this so-called "internet gateway" is allowed to be a reality.

Edited February 22, 2022 by waders123

[garyk]

Thailand has been heading downhill for a long time now. Only tourists I can see coming into Thailand in numbers now is when China opens up and Thailand makes a deal with them to drop all testing and restrictions.

[Exilerunner]

This really means without VPN your privacy is done

[San Fran Dan]

17 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

Next will be facial recognition and social credit scores to keep the peasants obedient ????

Just like big brother China 

[rott]

3 hours ago, baboon said:

I respect your opinion, but I am bloody glad to be out of the shambles that is the Disunited Kingdom.

When Covid was at its worst I was frontline. I was dealing with hardcore criminals and mental health patients unleashed on society in a halfway house. For minium wage or a couple of pence extra.

Women who had been sexually exploited by their own families and sold on to others.

 

No, I don't think I am cheap, snidey or nasty at all.

I took your post to be a broad anti - British swipe. 

 

Which it largely was. Boris is not solely responsible for the conditions you mention and they are not peculiar to the UK. 

[it is what it is]

4 hours ago, baboon said:

I respect your opinion, but I am bloody glad to be out of the shambles that is the Disunited Kingdom.

When Covid was at its worst I was frontline. I was dealing with hardcore criminals and mental health patients unleashed on society in a halfway house. For minium wage or a couple of pence extra.

Women who had been sexually exploited by their own families and sold on to others.

 

No, I don't think I am cheap, snidey or nasty at all.

 

what you describe is in no way unique to the UK, in fact what you describe is the authorities trying to do something about a problem in society that many countries would ignore

[chiman]

No successful Democracies allowed so close to China, everything Thailand fought so hard to create over so many decades, the Chinese are taking away in a blink of an eye 

[Andycoops]

Another suppression tool and nail in the coffin for freedom of speech by this illegitimate bunch of Muppets, why don't they just declare themselves the Thai communist party.

[eddie61]

21 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

Since the Thai government can't even reliably mange an online 90 day report....this is something they’d clearly need to outsource.

 

Wonder where they might be able to find a monolithic, aggressive, immoral, unethical, repressive, totalitarian police state to help out….

 

...…in the interest of national harmony, eternal friendship and everlasting world peace, of course.

 

 

Kiss good bye to digital nomads and rich retirees…..

[Eaglekott]

On 2/22/2022 at 9:19 AM, webfact said:

The move is coming at a time when support for the government has hit a low ebb with a poll published last weekend showing that 77% have lost confidence in the coalition

Is he trying to get the numbers up to 99.99% ?

[Jingthing]

Would this also block Voip non Thai phone numbers.

[Rockhopper]

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn  is stupid!