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> An big tradeoff for some is that the exit node is always chosen to be in the same geo location as the entry node. You can view this as a sop to the various o
by Grustaf 5y ago
> An big tradeoff for some is that the exit node is always chosen to be in the same geo location as the entry node. You can view this as a sop to the various on-line video providers
How could it be a "sop" to video services, isn't it exactly what they want, no more no less?
- pwinnski 5y agoWhat video services really want is for each user to be identifiable by IP address. This doesn't quite give them that, but it does region-lock them.
- Grustaf 5y agoWhy do they want that though? They can still remember you, right, since you’re logged in?
- pwinnski 5y agoNot all media sites require one to be logged in. However, there are many reasons why a video service might want each user to be individually identifiable by IP. - Many media items are contractually region-locked - The same user from too many simultaneous IPs might mean shared credentials, a perceived loss of revenue - The same user from geographically disparate IPs might also mean shared credentials, even if not simultaneous. I'm sure there are more.
- Grustaf 5y agoWe were talking about video streaming services though, they usually require a log in, and in any case they’ll have a cookie so they know who you are. Region locking is fine right, that’s exactly what Cloud+ provides, same thing with your third point. As to the second one, I don’t know how big the simulated regions are but i suppose it will look like different houses at least. I’m sure netflix will think of something though.
- pwinnski 5y ago> We were talking about video streaming services though Were we? I read "on-line video providers," which could as easily be the BBC or YouTube as Netflix. It seems like your most recent comment is the first one to mention streaming.