Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers to block WhatsApp

Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by 0x006A on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @02:46PM (#12123834)

Does anyone know how the block was done last time? Is this done via DNS or are they blocking based on IP Address or some other way?

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by kawera on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @02:56PM (#12123927)

Telcos were forced to block IP addresses and they were happy doing so as we had to use their expensive services.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by the8472 on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @03:12PM (#12124062)

If the block is IP-based then adding a p2p component would be the next logical step.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by kawera on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @03:15PM (#12124079)

It's certainly an option. I for one use a VPN so no blockage.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by necessity on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @04:31PM (#12124664)

The problem is that the people you want to communicate with often don't even know what a VPN is.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by kawera on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:16PM (#12124975)

True for most people, yes, but not in my case since my kids and business contacts are all on VPNs.

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