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Why is that a flaw in the service? The ISP/mobile operator is essentially the gatekeeper to the Internet; having them block WhatsApp (or anything else) is just
by millak 10y ago
Why is that a flaw in the service? The ISP/mobile operator is essentially the gatekeeper to the Internet; having them block WhatsApp (or anything else) is just a case of them adding a block rule to their DNS.
What would interest me is knowing whether or not access is still blocked if you change your default DNS server to something like 8.8.8.8?
- kawera 10y agoChanging the DNS server has no effect; I use Google's and it's still blocked.
- mirimir 10y agoWhat if you hit it via some VPN service?
- kawera 10y agoI can reach them through a VPN, no problem at all to communicate with people outside of Brazil or with those connected through a VPN. OT: Intrigued and tempted by ivpn.net but the about page don't give me enough info to decide (no team, no physical address...) Where can I read more?
- mirimir 10y agoWhois has provider name, business address and telephone.[0] They say:[1] > VPN was founded in 2009 by a group of information security professionals who met whilst doing their Msc in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University Of London. I've never researched that, but I've worked with them for years, and it's consistent with my experience. They're good people, I believe. [0] http://www.siteshowinfo.org/sites/www.ivpn.net http://www.siteshowinfo.org/sites/www.ivpn.net [1] https://www.ivpn.net/aboutus https://www.ivpn.net/aboutus
- aurbano 10y agoWhatsApp uses IP addresses directly to route the traffic, but you could still use a VPN. The problem is that unless everyone else uses one you won't be able to talk to them...
- ashitlerferad 10y agoUsing DNS is the start of the flaw.