Originally Posted by
StuckInYYZ
Even Netflix blocks VPN addresses known to them. Vloggers use Netflix because it's one of the better known streamers. I mean if you mention iplayer to most people outside of the UK, I'd say less than 5% of the people you talk to would known it's a BBC service. Honestly, (and I've said this in the forums on multiple occasions) a VPN is really only useful if you want to mask your location, and it is really only useful if you use it as part of a solution. Most people who use a VPN (and those who do not) are leaking identity information like crazy. I only use them to mask where I am and who I am (if I need to). No other real purpose.
My primary use of VPNs is to securely access my home or clients’ private network(s). Although, I do use them for the above reasons too. You shouldn’t be leaking identity info if you have your tunnel configured properly. I don’t use public wifi without tunneling my data. If you tunnel through s known ASN, you’ll likely find it blocked by most major location dependent or governed services. Even with major VPN providers, I find I can often disconnect/reconnect and get routes out through a non blacklisted ASN