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Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility

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SoftTalker · 1790960547 · focus · HN ↗
> platforms are left with an impossible choice: completely block all VPN traffic nationwide or withdraw access from Utah entirely
Is it even possible to reliably know that a connection is from a VPN? Anyone can proxy through a random hosting provider.
1. mahboi · 1790964426 · focus · HN ↗
  It's hard to find a proxy or VPN that isn't flagged as such. People pay extra for residential proxies.
  1. SV_BubbleTime · 1790968487 · focus · HN ↗
    I’ve been using different VPNs for years for work. I’m starting to come around to the value of a residential proxy service.
    It’s starting to get annoying that things aren’t working. They’re shooting themselves in the foot though.
    If they didn’t block VPNs, they would at least know what category to group them in.

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