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lenkite
79 days ago
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Your smartphone, their rules: App stores enable co...
Easier to threaten one Store rather than 10,000 ISP's.
AnthonyMouse
79 days ago
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Also easier to install a VPN than to replace your phone with one that isn't controlled by Apple or Google.
pjmlp
78 days ago
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As long as it isn't a criminal offence to do so.
AnthonyMouse
78 days ago
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Probably still still easier even if it was.
pjmlp
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I am sure there is enough law enforcement units to take care of it.
AnthonyMouse
78 days ago
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Might be trouble for the ones outside your jurisdiction.
pessimizer
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> 10,000 ISP's.
Lol, you must be from the 90s. There's like 10 now.
lenkite
78 days ago
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Just because the US has consolidated many ISP's doesn't mean the rest of the world has. Also, even in the US, that figure is just under 2k. Globally, it is >16k.
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