Clownfish Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Another snippet from torrentfreak full story - https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-announces-crackdown-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-160114/ For those utilizing VPNs, proxies and unblocking tools to access geo-restricted content on Netflix, the party may soon be over. According to an announcement by the company's Vice President of Content Delivery Architecture, people using such services will face new roadblocks in the coming weeks. Not saying the door will be shut to other geographic locations but it looks like it may not be as easy as it has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffs99 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Another snippet from torrentfreak full story - https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-announces-crackdown-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-160114/ For those utilizing VPNs, proxies and unblocking tools to access geo-restricted content on Netflix, the party may soon be over. According to an announcement by the company's Vice President of Content Delivery Architecture, people using such services will face new roadblocks in the coming weeks. Not saying the door will be shut to other geographic locations but it looks like it may not be as easy as it has been. Suppose it depends what the restrictions were but i can't see them beign able to block every VPN provider in the world and every one f thier IP ranges etc , just as i cant see them being able to block things like smartdns or viperdns etc....time will tell and i'm sure the new roadblocks will stop the average joe bloggs but its unlikely to stop everyone, certainyl be shocked if a workaround isn't released within a day of any new "roadblocks".....we will see i suppose. Re: Snuffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chizh Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 They should do the right thing and open their entire catalog as one universal service. The global appeal of being able to watch what you want, when you want and where you want could be a massive draw that they could capitalise on. Not Netflix's fault though, its all about licensing and rights holders' pressure. Didn't mik25 say a while back that DNS spoofing was better than VPN and harder to combat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I think the best thing would be to get a yank friend and VPN in via their setup. Not exactly a mainstream option though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktv303 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 can they not simply lock your account to whatever country you registered in? never use the thing meself right enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffs99 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Doesn't stop you signing up using vpn to pretend you live in us etc....zip codes err tc are was enough to get.....wait and see wat they do but my money I on a work around with a day of it happening. Damn dyslexic phone fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffs99 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Reading more into this i think thos using proxies coudl be screwed.... Subscribers that currently use proxies to view content outside their countries will only be able to access the service in their own countries in the coming week, the company said. Those members that do not use VPNs will not be impacted by the crackdown, it added. BUT i can't see how they can block a decent VPN unless they have all the IP ranges of the VPN provider...unless as stated by ktv they block those who they know registered in the UK etc...but again register via a US VPN and you'll still be ok. Will be interesting so i'll keep an eye on it....not that i use netflix mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clownfish Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Thinking about this a bit more I suspect it's Netflix bowing to pressure from content providers. I very much doubt they care one way or the other where someone accesses their service from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrupples Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 DNS usually works better than VPN and the good ones update regularly to keep on top of things! smartdnsproxy is popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Only last week they were saying the opposite at CES ....... " And it seems Netflix agrees: the company’s chief product officer emphatically denied rumours that it had been cracking down on VPN users at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. “The claims that we have changed our policy on VPN are false,” said Neil Hunt. “People who are using a VPN to access our service from outside of the area will find that it still works exactly as it has always done.” " http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/09/why-netflix-wont-block-vpn-users Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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