4 ms·
> When/why should an app be allowed to bypass a user-configured VPN? temporarily if full tunnelling isn't working, one can split tunnel to route around issues
by picofarad 4mo ago
> When/why should an app be allowed to bypass a user-configured VPN?
temporarily if full tunnelling isn't working, one can split tunnel to route around issues due to VPN
But imo an app should never bypass something like a network boundary.
- kotaKat 4mo agoLook at how far TikTok can go if you try blocking DNS. The hardcoded IPs, self-DNS-resolution and cat-and-mouse game of blocking is quite... interesting.
- vsgherzi 4mo agoIs there anywhere I could read more about this ?
- kotaKat 4mo agohttps://github.com/M4jx/TikTokBlocklist https://github.com/M4jx/TikTokBlocklist I think they may have scaled back from this, but they were running a 100% malware-style playbook to hit the Tiktok servers like it was some kinda sketchy C2 package. Lots of attempts of their own DoH (and DoT!) and normal DNS servers to try to get into the Tiktok network.