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Oh wow, I had no idea that “virtual location” is even a thing. Imo it should not, I don’t even see a use case for that, it just seems like straight-up lying abo
by radicality 10mo ago
Oh wow, I had no idea that “virtual location” is even a thing. Imo it should not, I don’t even see a use case for that, it just seems like straight-up lying about the traffic exit location.
Glad to see the provider I occasionally use, Mullvad, passed the test.
- kelvindegrees 10mo agoYeah, I'm really not seeing how a "virtual location" is any different from outright fraud.
- balder1991 10mo agoIt depends on whether the VPN is lying to you. Proton, for example, makes them quite explicit in the software and even lists them for you here: https://protonvpn.com/support/how-smart-routing-works https://protonvpn.com/support/how-smart-routing-works and seems like NordVPN also has a page explaining that.
- timpera 10mo agoMany providers in the list, such as PIA, warn the user when a virtual location is chosen. The point is to get a wider range of countries. Most websites, such as YouTube and Netflix, are fooled by the virtual locations, so it works!
- MallocVoidstar 10mo agoI used a VPN that had a virtual location of China for a while, which avoided ads on some websites; China blocks those sites, so those sites don't have any ads in China, but the VPN exit wasn't actually in China so it could reach the sites fine.