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A comment on Coursera blocks access to students in Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. Parent comment
Hell, I have trouble paying for stuff in the EU with a US card...
Anyway, VPN providers are NOT your friend for privacy and escaping surveillance/censorship. They actually cooperate with the authorities!
Hidemyass and Astrill used to openly state they will provide any and all details of your identity and activities if the authorities request it!
There's no need for honeypots when all these companies give up your identity with a single call from the police.
They also discriminate against automated tools and robots for whatever reason, as if paying a human to do the work is better :-)
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Hell, I have trouble paying for stuff in the EU with a US card...
Anyway, VPN providers are NOT your friend for privacy and escaping surveillance/censorship. They actually cooperate with the authorities!
Hidemyass and Astrill used to openly state they will provide any and all details of your identity and activities if the authorities request it!
There's no need for honeypots when all these companies give up your identity with a single call from the police.
They also discriminate against automated tools and robots for whatever reason, as if paying a human to do the work is better :-)