The big credit card companies are once again trying to use their influence to make the world more to their liking. Their previous ban on payments to Wikileaks was finally overturned by the Supreme Court of Iceland only weeks ago, but it seems their lawyers are eager to get beaten up again.

It remains unclear exactly what the credit card companies have against VPN services. Virtual Private Networking has many legitimate uses, and VPN solutions are commonplace in the business world. Anywhere remote access to corporate systems is necessary, VPN is just good security. No doubt Visa’s and Mastercard’s true motives will be revealed in the coming days.