BBC iPlayer cracks down and blocks VPN users

[Tom]

On 09/10/15 13:23, John Crisp wrote:
> On 09/10/15 11:59, CJB wrote:
>> https://www.vpncompare.co.uk/bbc-iplayer-cracks-down-and-blocks-vpn-users/
>>
>
> On an entirely technical point it is clearly not all VPNs - I have just
> tested with 2 different ones that I can use and neither are currently
> blocked.
>
> Both are VPNs with endpoints I control and are not through commercial
> services. So perhaps they are just targeting the major VPN providers
> such as the one mentioned above.
>
> Clearly an issue if you are a BBC licence paying UK user with a VPN in
> the UK to which this is relevant.
>
> Not entering into the debate about inside/outside UK etc which is indeed
> off topic.
>
> B. Rgds
> John
>
>
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A VPN will have a stable IP address - yours will only have a few 
accesses to iplayer. An 'open' VPN will have many more. This will point 
it out as a possible access point from abroad and a little research will 
show it up as suspicious.
Tom