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You do realize that violating export regulations is a much bigger risk than losing a few individuals relying on snake oil security?

• genxy 7mo ago
  Digikey and Mouser do not do this. > few individuals relying on snake oil security Please don't.
  • pjc50 7mo ago
    VPNs for desktop users have very few security use cases since most traffic ended up being https, but they're very useful for evading geoblocks.
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    • genxy 7mo ago
      My last mile is hostile, the VPN is very important.
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• lejalv 7mo ago
  Can you explain what is the connection between closing the site to VPN users and violating export regulations?
  • TJSomething 7mo ago
    I'd assume the point is that they think that the possibility of serving the website to an individual physically within a prohibited country constitutes unacceptable liability.
• shrubble 7mo ago
  Wouldn’t it require making a purchase and providing a shipping address? How would a VPN get in the middle of checking the physical address?
• utopiah 7mo ago
  CrowdSupply checks on purchase and will withhold goods until you, individual or other entity, do confirm you respect export regulation. I'm not saying it's totally unrelated, only that there do have a dedicated non technical but legal check.
• blep-arsh 7mo ago
  CrowdSupply isn't geoblocking visitors as far as I know.