How the NBN aids internet pirates

THE NBN is advising Australians to download an encryption device used by pirates to illegally download movies and TV shows from around the globe.

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are also exploited for more sinister means and are used by terrorists, pedophiles and other criminals to evade intelligence agencies.

It has now emerged that just a week after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced new laws to compel the tech industry to help intelligence agencies access encrypted data, the Federal Government’s own NBN Co website advises people to use a virtual private network to encrypt and disguise their activities.

“Once connected, it sets up an encrypted connection between your computer and the private server,” the NBN website states. “… Any undesirable eyes cannot see what is going to or from your computer...”