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The number of legitimate VPN users (among general Internet population, not HN) is miniscule... VPN usage is increasing, not decreasing, even if as you claim, a
by binarycrusader 14y ago
The number of legitimate VPN users (among general Internet population, not HN) is miniscule...
VPN usage is increasing, not decreasing, even if as you claim, a "miniscule" group of users are using VPNs it's a dumb move by PayPal.
Many corporate environments require the use of VPNs for mobile equipment (laptops, phones, etc.). Now imagine a business that uses PayPal and requires the use of VPNs for all of their PayPal account managers.
The argument that most fraudsters use a particular technology so we should ban use of that technology is myopic at best.
- uxp 14y ago> Many corporate environments require the use of VPNs And if they do, you can be sure they aren't going to be using a VPN provider outside of the country to get around geolocation restrictions, or to mask the originating IP. They'll be sending their outside data _into_ a secure intranet, not back out into the general net. Basically, the OPs only mistake isn't using a VPN, it's masking his original location, intentional or not. It's a stupid rule by PayPal, but it's not very surprising that they'd follow a "common patterns of fraud" checklist word for word. Thats what they do.
- dangrossman 14y agoVPN'ing to your office isn't going to get your account flagged. PayPal isn't inspecting network data for signs of tunneling or something. They're banning people that connect from public anonymizing VPN services because they're used for attempted fraud on their service every single day.
- briandear 14y agoAnd you know that how??
- dangrossman 14y agoFirst, by reading the TOS. All VPNs are not prohibited, only anonymizing proxies. Second, by having logged into PayPal through a work VPN without having the account flagged.