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Lantern [0] and Pisphon.ca do so, too, since it is an effective anti-censorship deterrent. Also, industry leaders like NordVPN and ExpressVPN may engage in P2P
by ignoramous 6y ago
Lantern [0] and Pisphon.ca do so, too, since it is an effective anti-censorship deterrent.
Also, industry leaders like NordVPN and ExpressVPN may engage in P2P routing especially to unblock services like Netflix and Disney+ [1].
HolaVPN unapologetically does this too [2].
All of this is discounting the new-age dVPNs like Orchid (not quite the Tor replacement that was promised [3]) and Mysterium [4].
[0] https://archive.is/lDXR4 https://archive.is/lDXR4
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21664692 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21664692
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9614993 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9614993
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15576457 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15576457
[4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14331049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14331049
- oefrha 6y agoRouting traffic for specific domains with known legal content is questionable practice, but at least it’s safe from the specific concern here (until someone finds an exploit, maybe a bad domain parser or something). Routing arbitrary traffic is plain risky, it is entirely conceivable to be arrested for it, or at least be searched, whether you can explain it away later or not. “Other providers are doing it too” hardly makes it any less risky.
- qeternity 6y agoAll it takes is for someone to make a threat of violence in the comments section of a known service, or to post links to abusive material.