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Things that have been happening to me too often lately (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/cybersecurity

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duplicate: https://feddit.de/post/9261519

I am denied read-only access to some websites because I use a VPN. This makes no sense at all, but it happens anyway.

I am not allowed to register in some forums because I use a VPN. Because everyone knows that anyone who uses a VPN is a serious criminal. There is no other option.

I am subsequently banned from forums because the moderators realise that my IP address is not unique because I use a VPN. My posts don't matter at all, IP addresses obviously unambiguously identify every person on this planet.

I'm supposed to confirm that I'm not a robot because I use a VPN. The fact that the company asking for these confirmations (usually Google) is itself sending robots marauding through the internet doesn't matter, because Google is Google and I'm just a bloke with a VPN.

Guys, a VPN is self-defence. A website banning VPNs is like a brothel banning condoms. I mean, of course the house rules apply, but I'd like to see a bit more judgement. What's happening right now is ridiculous and hardly does justice to the security aspect of these "tests". If you find yourself as a contributor to this list, I urge you to stop. I am not a bad guy. All I do is use a VPN.

Thank you.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 8 points 11 months ago

And the good news is that websites that block you for using a VPN probably aren't worth your time anyway.