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ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

www.bleepingcomputer.com

ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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    What is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?

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      Some malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.

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      https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866

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      Surprisingly it’s fine on Tor.

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          The firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.

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          The list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.

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          Cloudflare can do it at least

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        Tor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them

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      Try a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.

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      Banned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.

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