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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by rsync on Sunday October 07, 2018 @12:55PM (#18161503)
One very interesting niche that I recently learned about was providing a VPN with a "residential" IP block that could be used to geo-shift netflix viewing:

https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/138668/vps-for-us-netf...

Apparently there are a lot of people who would like to watch "US Netflix" but cannot do so from their location.

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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by zakk on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:42PM (#18162003)
That’s a good idea, but usually Netflix can blacklist domains faster then a VPN provider can acquire new “residential” blocks.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by robben1234 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:10PM (#18161858)
It's the main usage of VPN (as well as region locked mmos) for those who are not doing it for security.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by bigger_cheese on Sunday October 07, 2018 @09:59PM (#18163658)
The Consumer advocacy group here in Australia, CHOICE, specifically recommends using a VPN service to avoid geoblocking (https://www.choice.com.au/electronics-and-technology/interne...). So there is definitely a market for this type of service.
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