Re:Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN
by lxgr on Friday May 05, 2023 @12:02PM
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> Apparently a lot of US business sites refuse to connect from oversea IP because of too many hacking attempts, or they just don't want to deal with it.
Yes, and it's infuriating. For example, it was (and probably still is) impossible to access the NY MTA's OMNY portal from many, but curiously not all, European countries. The OMNY system itself works using foreign cards, but this makes it very annoying to download receipts for expense reports.
Another fun one was not being able to cancel some streaming service from outside of the US due to the service geoblocking their account management site as well. I actually had to use a VPN to cancel!
Yes, and it's infuriating. For example, it was (and probably still is) impossible to access the NY MTA's OMNY portal from many, but curiously not all, European countries. The OMNY system itself works using foreign cards, but this makes it very annoying to download receipts for expense reports.
Another fun one was not being able to cancel some streaming service from outside of the US due to the service geoblocking their account management site as well. I actually had to use a VPN to cancel!
There are countless other examples.