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Netflix Urged To Stop Blocking VPN Users
- TorrentFreak, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 2:18 PM
Digital rights group OpenMedia has urging Netflix to stop blocking users from accessing the service via virtual private networks. Netflix cracked down on VPNs as part of an effort to enforce licensing deals that restrict the company's ability to stream movies to certain countries. People who use VPNs often are able to circumvent geo-blockades, but that's not the only reason for connecting via a VPN: Some users do so to protect their privacy.
“Watching quality content, and knowing that creators are being compensated in the process is great. But we also love our privacy," the Canada-based OpenMedia writes to Netflix. "[Blocking VPN connections] is a huge problem for our privacy conscious supporters, who use VPNs as an essential, user friendly tool to protect their privacy in a post Snowden world.”
