โฒ 385 โผ VPN only with ID check in UK? (lemmy.zip) submitted 5 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/europe@feddit.org 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from : https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/38814015 https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/116087059413472819
[โ] SpacePanda@mander.xyz 11 points 5 months ago (2 children) How could you enforce that? Just get a VPN outside the country. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago (3 children) I think the idea is that any VPN that doesn't comply gets IP blocked. But that's obviously a cat and mouse game since VPN services are a dime a dozen and you can always rent a VPS and tunnel to a respectable VPN through it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago Also all of this assumes we're in a purely ipv4 paradigm. IPv6 has essentially infinite direct addresses that can be used. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] P1nkman@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago It's more like mouse and bazooka: you might hit the mouse, but you'll destroy your whole house at the same time. permalink fedilink source parent [+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago Not necessarily, sure the average person will have a much harder time, but inevitably, word of mouth networks form and people quickly share which VPN isn't currently caught by the blocks. That's how it is in mainland China, and they have very strict DPI going on so the word of mouth workarounds are like "use this shadowsocks provider" etc permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago Especially with Mullvad and cash payment. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago (3 children) I think the idea is that any VPN that doesn't comply gets IP blocked. But that's obviously a cat and mouse game since VPN services are a dime a dozen and you can always rent a VPS and tunnel to a respectable VPN through it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago Also all of this assumes we're in a purely ipv4 paradigm. IPv6 has essentially infinite direct addresses that can be used. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] P1nkman@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago It's more like mouse and bazooka: you might hit the mouse, but you'll destroy your whole house at the same time. permalink fedilink source parent [+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago Not necessarily, sure the average person will have a much harder time, but inevitably, word of mouth networks form and people quickly share which VPN isn't currently caught by the blocks. That's how it is in mainland China, and they have very strict DPI going on so the word of mouth workarounds are like "use this shadowsocks provider" etc permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago Also all of this assumes we're in a purely ipv4 paradigm. IPv6 has essentially infinite direct addresses that can be used. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] P1nkman@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago It's more like mouse and bazooka: you might hit the mouse, but you'll destroy your whole house at the same time. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago Not necessarily, sure the average person will have a much harder time, but inevitably, word of mouth networks form and people quickly share which VPN isn't currently caught by the blocks. That's how it is in mainland China, and they have very strict DPI going on so the word of mouth workarounds are like "use this shadowsocks provider" etc permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago Not necessarily, sure the average person will have a much harder time, but inevitably, word of mouth networks form and people quickly share which VPN isn't currently caught by the blocks. That's how it is in mainland China, and they have very strict DPI going on so the word of mouth workarounds are like "use this shadowsocks provider" etc permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago Especially with Mullvad and cash payment. permalink fedilink source parent
