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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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