Oddbean new post about login | logout Looks like archive.today is the latest site to block VPN users. Super lame.
Would be great if the VPN providers had a content unlocking tier. nostr:note1zh6nq9v98thddn7hvyemarc6wgep5smugwaej20h0kpq8zh2t2js85jk07
Sad part is majority of vpns are being bought by the same company
Which company is this? And you got any links on these acquisitions to know what VPNs to avoid?
Get a dedicated IP from your VPN provider
Need to see if mullvad does that.
Might as well run your own vpn from a paid VPS if you are willing to have an anon set of 1...
Yeah I was listening to Michael Bazzell talk about that today. He said he uses 2 main vpns. One with a dedicated IP to get to his bank (and I guess other blocked things) and a "normal" vpn for everything else.
Does he have a podcast?
Yup! The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669 RSS address: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:261098918/sounds.rss
Nice idea!
Dunno but the sad truth is that services have no way of telling the abusers from honest users using a VPN
Part of the value proposition of using a VPN is precisely sharing an IP with other people.
Their value is zero if they allow abuse to go thru too
True
Which vpns (or from which specific endpoints)? Do you happen to maintain a public list?
Are they preparing for the winter? 🙈
Try changing your location to other countries and see if you can still access. It may not be a total VPN ban but an IP address ban?
🤣, my iPhone comes with private relay as standard
As a social service (dating) developer i encounter bots and scammer problems more and more, especially in recent years. My team is also considering all kinds of kyc-ish approaches, services that detect vpns, prevention of anonymous emails, etc. I don't like it one bit. But what do you think should one do? A awrvice can become unusable real fast if nothing is done to curate the users...?
Impose an economic cost, either via payment or proof of work.