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[–] 287 points 1 year ago (11 children)

VPNs aren't hard to detect, especially if you're using a major service.

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  • [–] 125 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    100% this, I work in cyber sec and it's very easy these days for services to detect this.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Feel sorry for the guy in the datacenter using Netflix on his brake.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    using Netflix on his brake.

    Offering Xzibit some new ideas

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

    That seems like a failure on their part. Buy more exit IPs.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There's a lot more than just recognizing known raw IP addresses used as endpoints.

    One method larger services with CDNs use effectively is to use DNS for blocking. When you try to access a site, your DNS request will resolve to a server close to you, with your location determining the domain resolving to a different IP. Then the platform just responds to those requests from outside their normal area with a consistent message. No need to know whether it's actually a VPN or not, the traffic is acting like it is and doesn't really have much of a reason to do that normally.

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