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Why isn't VPN to an out of country relay a solution? At any rate situations like these are what partially motivated me to write something like this: https://gi
by austin-cheney 3y ago
Why isn't VPN to an out of country relay a solution?
At any rate situations like these are what partially motivated me to write something like this: https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems/blob/master/documentation/decentralization.md https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems/blob/master...
- rovr138 3y agoCosts would be one. That’s yet another cost you have to take on.
- OJFord 3y agoI assume: 1) we're talking about the legal situation, not what would be physically possible; 2) that it applies to citizens, not server location (otherwise affected companies wouldn't be saying they'll exit the UK market, they'd just serve UK users from a further away but friendlier 'edge')
- tm2t 3y agoI don't think it would be legal either since VPNs require encryption, too. Maybe some kind of proxy?
- b800h 3y agoIt's important to distinguish this from the encryption provisions of the bill. This part of the bill is distinct and means that social sites will need to verify ages of users and fill in lots of forms while they're at it.
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- yuumei 3y agoBecause of cloud flare and the like. If you have spent any time on a VPN you know the issues with captchas destroying the internet