Comment on Signal boss warns app will exit Australia if forced to hand over users’ encrypted messages

• JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As someone who has toyed with using one to get around my state’s porn ban a little, sometimes it just routes me other states with porn bans. So it’s not necessarily a magic fix. It’s better than nothing but if everyone starts banning something you will have trouble.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Any good VPN will let you choose the jurisdiction of the endpoint.

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    • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yes, but typically not for free.

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        It’s just a separate part of your ISP costs.

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