LuminousLuddite@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checkswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square332linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarePyrodexter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months ago they can see that all your traffic is going to one IP address and can guess/assume it’s a VPN Umm… What?
minus-squareqaeta@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoLike with phone carriers, ISPs can see the numbers (IPs) you are connecting to. If you use a VPN, you’re always connecting to the same IP, which is unusual from a regular user perspective and would tend to indicate VPN usage.
minus-squarePyrodexter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months ago If you use a VPN, you’re always connecting to the same IP No, you’re not. A VPN provider can have hundreds of thousands of IP:s. which is unusual OK, but not unheard of. And even a dynamic IP might remain the same for months, if not years, depending on the operator. would tend to indicate VPN usage No, it wouldn’t.
minus-squareqaeta@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoCongrats on technically understanding how a VPN can work while completely misunderstanding how most public ones work in practice!
Umm… What?
Like with phone carriers, ISPs can see the numbers (IPs) you are connecting to. If you use a VPN, you’re always connecting to the same IP, which is unusual from a regular user perspective and would tend to indicate VPN usage.
No, you’re not. A VPN provider can have hundreds of thousands of IP:s.
OK, but not unheard of. And even a dynamic IP might remain the same for months, if not years, depending on the operator.
No, it wouldn’t.
Congrats on technically understanding how a VPN can work while completely misunderstanding how most public ones work in practice!