Yes! 100% agree with this and your law proposal!
Which VPN providers use domestic client IPs?
Oh, this is great! I didn't know about the Stealth protocol. It's helped me log into at least one previously stubborn site! Thanks for sharing! 💯
I use ProtonVPN for everything, and I've started noticing more and more sites simply blocking me if I try to connect to them through ProtonVPN. As much as it sucks, I've more or less become acclimated to having to deal with an increased number of captchas while using a VPN; but I'm pretty angry about being blocked outright. There are at least two broad blocking tactics. First, some sites will say that my network traffic looks suspicious and/or that they simply block traffic from certain IP addresses. But second, and far more maddeningly, some sites tell me that my username and password combo are incorrect when I'm using a VPN. But I know this to be a blatant lie because (1) I use a password manager that auto-fills login forms with credentials that match the domain name, and (2) such sites accept my credentials when I visit them without the VPN connection.
What the hell can we do about this shit? Do I have to run my own VPN to avoid sharing an IP address with other people and thus getting blocked? I really don't want to do that because I have neither the time nor expertise, and I like that connecting through a VPN provider makes my IP address much less significant. I'm aware that this is connected to the broader conversation about WEI and other methods for determining whether requests are legitimate or not, and I'm sure that businesses of all sizes are reeling from massive increases in bot and AI activity. But solutions that end up punishing legitimate users are not good or valid solutions.
I'm not coping, but I'm so depressed and anxious and hopeless that it's hard to take any action aside from voting.
Thank you! I feel like I've been playing non-stop whack-a-mole trying to block all the news communities from my feeds!
I haven't felt as frustrated as OP, but I strongly agree with this well-worded sentiment:
The reason I choose Proton services is not because I want a new Password manager that is replaceable by three other technically equally good or better alternatives that have zero issues, but because I want to replace services that have no good privacy-oriented alternative.
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Does anyone have good resources for getting started on these kind of customizations? I've done basic stuff in the past like applying themes to whatever DE came with whatever distro I installed. But I'd like to get started learning to use tiling window managers, custom floating bars, etc.
Can you elaborate or point me to some resources? I'd like to hear more about this because I've wondered for a while what to do about Secure Boot on my machine.
Something I've wondered about too is the scope of the laws. For example, are they supposed to apply only to messaging tools, or are they supposed to stop the use of encryption by private citizens under all circumstances? If the latter, then how would people be able to do any business (especially legitimate, legal business) on the internet at all? ACAB.
Awesome! $40 sounds like a price I can handle. Thanks for the recommendation!
I'd really like to get a first mechanical keyboard, but they seem too expensive to just experiment with until I find what works for me. What's a good, cheap, middle-of-the-road starter keyboard for a noob?
Ah, that's a good point. Well, he's still got ~50 years to work on those if he hasn't started yet.
I’m a little intrigued, but it also seems way overhyped. The website is much too corporate-feeling and buzz-word-y for my taste. However, I’ll also admit I’m interested in any tool that touts end-to-end encryption and peer-to-peer tech. What do you all think about it?
I'm a little intrigued, but it also seems way overhyped. The website is much too corporate-feeling and buzz-word-y for my taste. However, I'll also admit I'm interested in any tool that touts end-to-end encryption and peer-to-peer tech. What do you all think about it?