Tag: VPN
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The War on IPTV Drafts New Allies That Could Stop Pirates in Their Tracks
Anti-piracy efforts are drafting virtual private networks (VPNs) and domain name systems (DNS) into the war against illegal IPTV providers. Italy’s Piracy Shield says VPNs and DNS services must comply with the same blocking orders as internet service providers, according to Torrent Freak. The request for VPNs and DNS services to crack down on illegal…
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PlayStation Vue is Cracking Down on VPNs
PlayStation Vue has always officially banned the use of VPNs. Now in the last week, Sony has stepped up its efforts to block them. Over the last week, we’ve received a growing number of reports of Sony blocking VPNs from their services. Not all VPNs seem to be blocked, but Sony seems to be going…
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Netflix is Successfully Winning Their War on SmartDNS and VPNs
Last winter Netflix announced that they planned to block subscribers who used services to get around geo locks, which prevent someone in Australia from streaming shows meant only for US subscribers and the other way around. Typically these services fell into two categories: SmartDNS and VPN users. These services worked to hide the true location…
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Netflix Moves to Block More VPN Providers
Back at CES Netflix announced that they would make the service available worldwide; however, a few weeks later they announced they would start cracking down on VPN and smart DNS users. “A massive number of people are affected,” Jordan Fried, CEO of Buffered VPN, told Wired. “We are in touch with hundreds of people daily about the…
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The Cord Cutting Show Episode 42 – PayPal & VPNs, Fire TV, Apple TV, and More!
Episode #41 of The Cord Cutting Show is now online! AFTVnews and Cord Cutters News have teamed up to bring you a weekly podcast about cord cutting. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more news, tips, and reviews. Need cord cutting tech support? Join our new Cord Cutting Tech Support Facebook Group for…
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PayPal Moves to Cut Off VPN & Smart DNS Services
If you are a user of a VPN or Smart DNS service, you will soon have one fewer payment option. PayPal is cutting off all VPN and Smart DNS services from their payment network. If your provider has not been blocked yet, it is likely it will be shortly. Recently UnoTelly made the issue public…
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Netflix Has Started to Block Proxy and Smart DNS Users
Just a few days ago Netflix announced plans to start aggressively blocking proxy and smart DNS users. It looks like they flipped the switch on their new system and have, at least for now, blocked users of these services. This is not a new battle as services have faced off against proxy and smart DNS…
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Hulu Blocks VPN – VPNs Find Work Arounds In Just Hours
Hulu yesterday made a move to block VPNs. After they made the move with in a few hours VPN companies found work around. From Unblock-US tech support page: Update 5pm ET Hurrah, All fixed! The gremlin has been evicted from all devices apart from Apple TV. We are still working on this one, so keep an…