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Re:DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android by EA-3167 on Friday May 03, 2024 @03:22PM (#40251292)
I use Mullvad and Reddit has never tried to block me, in fact I've run into no blocks at all. Then again my browsing habits are quite boring.
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Re:DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android by stoniejohnson on Friday May 03, 2024 @03:25PM (#40251320)
you are likely logged in! they only enforce the blocklist on lurkers
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Re:DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android by EA-3167 on Friday May 03, 2024 @04:42PM (#40252160)
You're correct, and I just tested it... seems that about half of Mullvad IP's are in fact blocked if you're logged out. Good catch.
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