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It's very common for people to switch networks many times a day anyway so it's not obviously a VPN user - even when switching countries to some extent.
by buttscicles 4mo ago
It's very common for people to switch networks many times a day anyway so it's not obviously a VPN user - even when switching countries to some extent.
- Capricorn2481 4mo agoCan you elaborate? I assume they're talking about switching networks while using the same site, when you have a user fingerprint from cookies or request paths. That does make VPN usage obvious. I have been confused by this mitigation because switching networks while using the same service is pretty much always a VPN. But maybe I'm not aware of another case where that would happen?
- miki_mq 4mo agofor example: getting into your house and your phone starts using your wi-fi instead of a mobile network (or the other way around)
- fckgw 4mo agoUsing your phone on a train would be hopping from tower to tower. Going to be swapping IPs endlessly.
- Capricorn2481 4mo agoI'm very desktop minded so I didn't think of this. I forget people are using VPNs on their phone.