"Leave VPNs alone." That's the plea from anti-online censorship and surveillance group Fight for the Future , which designated Thursday as a VPN Day of Action, to press lawmakers not to ban virtual private networks .

The group of activists, artists, engineers and technologists is asking people to sign an open letter encouraging politicians to preserve the existence of VPNs and "defend privacy and to access knowledge and information online." VPNs encrypt internet connections and can hide your physical location.

Joining the action on Thursday was the VPN Trust Initiative -- comprised of NordVPN, Surfshark and ExpressVPN -- and the VPN Guild, which includes Amnezia VPN.

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