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Re:Don't Download Apps by LargoLasskhyfv on Thursday November 27, 2025 @10:36AM (#46070199)
VPN, TOR...
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Re:Don't Download Apps by raw_anon_1111 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @11:30AM (#46070795)
And once you install a VPN on your phone it also keeps apps from revealing your IP address.
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Re:Don't Download Apps by ranger_danger on Thursday November 27, 2025 @09:01PM (#46074902)
Some apps can/will detect that an OS-level VPN has been activated though, and refuse to work at all. Spectrum TV does this for example, as well as some banking and other types of apps.
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Re:Don't Download Apps by raw_anon_1111 on Saturday November 29, 2025 @01:08AM (#46085493)
Yes and sites can also fairly reliably detect when a user is coming from a well known IP address block belonging to a VPN or VPS provider. It’s a built in feature of I know at least AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/03/aws-waf-a...

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Re:Don't Download Apps by ranger_danger on Saturday November 29, 2025 @11:03AM (#46088539)
Assuming you are using a "well known IP address block belonging to a VPN or VPS provider", yes, but it is also possible to setup VPNs/proxies outside of well-known IP blocks.
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