Virgin Media vs VPN
I see that Virgin Media is now wanting to steal the privacy of their users as they're forcing users to remove their VPNs. This isn't good news.
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What you mean?
VM do a DNS block on known VPN like nordvpn but you can disable the web safe to allow VPN
Or use your own router with a different DNS ;-)
What do I mean? As in this:
https://youtube.com/shorts/aZ1WPJ9IoGg?feature=sharedA YT short of a person making a living posting sensational content.
With VM Parental Controls Disabled, VPNs & Apple Relay and so on work just fine.That's a pretty simplistic video about a recent UK Government law aimed at protecting children.
Where is your evidence that VM is "forcing users to remove their VPNs"?
From this screenshot. This is where I got to write this post. I'd rather keep my privacy over than have people scamming me, and that's where a VPN comes in.
The Government seem to not understand stuff where VPN have nothing to do with getting around porn sites the simple point is have the web site of the porn site verify ones age which means if anyone uses a VPN then they still have to verify ones age! Its that simple VPN have nothing to do with the problem!
That's fine for controlling content on British owned websites. The problem is the ones that are not British owned. We now have the fiasco of OFCOM trying to fine US companies for not enforcing online safety bill restrictions on ALL their customers, which contravenes the first amendment in the American constitution. Some are also hinting that even for British companies storing some of the required data is in breach of GDPR legislation. Yet another example of this government's blunderbuss approach to every problem.
and whats that got to do with VPNs? if your not using a VPN and not a British owned website without a age verify then we still have the same problem!
Hello, I'd like to frequent this establishment with this balaclava covering my face, and even though, I know I am me using my bank details...
I also want you to know, that I am me, with this balaclava fully covering my face using a bank card. No need to assume otherwise....you know, even though I've got this balaclava on my face.
That’s a pretty bad analogy. A VPN doesn’t hide who you are from the website or your bank — they still know exactly who you are. It’s not ‘wearing a balaclava in a shop,’ it’s more like shutting your curtains so the whole street isn’t watching you
A generic VPN is a wonderful way to share all of your internet traffic with a firm that you know almost nothing about and have no control over how they use or profile your data.
A generic VPN is absolutely not like using a VPN of an employer where you make a secure connection to a safe and highly controlled work platform.You are implying that sharing your data with your ISP is better than sharing your data with another company. The reality is that in both cases, you’re placing trust in a third party—whether that’s your ISP, a VPN provider, or a corporate network. The main question is who do you trust more to handle your traffic responsibly, and what protections (legal, technical, or contractual) are in place.
I am only highlighting an office VPN offers a different level of confidence to a generic VPN where you may choose to appear from a VPN exit point in Eastern Europe or South America.
The only VPN block, which has always been there, is the one stopping use of TV Go/Sky Sports streamed channels outside the UK. This is a programme rights issue with the broadcasters & is nothing to do with the online safety act.
Well I give up they will do what they want to do you know what they should do? block port 443 the end and have a new DNS and HTTPS port lookup system and start over.
