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Federal bill would force VPN providers, ISPs, and DNS services to block foreign piracy sites (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 16 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Why would a Canadian VPN server obey US block lists?

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    It wouldn't, which is why I roll my eyes every time I see a bill demanding what a VPN must do.

    The only way for them to actually enforce this through VPNs is to block VPNs. Which, presumably, they'll do at some point, but with an exception list for companies paying the right license fee to use a Government Approved VPN.

    Which, obviously, will be full of security flaws, and likely won't be HIPPA compliant or other compliances etc, etc.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    There are ways to obfuscate VPN traffic that's resistant to DPI. It makes it look like normal HTTPS traffic. That will make completely blocking VPNs difficult. I'm sure even more effective obfuscation methods will be developed if VPN blocking becomes widespread.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    A Canadian based VPN provider wouldn't have to but a US based VPN provider with a Canadian node likely would. And the law (or subsequent revisions) would likely make it illegal for a provider, regardless of where it is based, to offer service if they aren't complaint with US laws.

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