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Aussie ISP Bakes In Geo-dodging For Netflix, Hulu

Posted by Soulskill on from the must-be-opposite-day dept.

New submitter ste7en7 writes: A new Australian ISP is integrating geo-blocking circumvention into its broadband service, allowing customers to access streaming services like Hulu, Netflix USA, BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime. When Yournet launches in August, customers will be able to sign up for broadband that allows users to instantly change the country they are supposedly surfing from.

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  1. Re:I bet they're not. by GigaplexNZ · · Score: 2

    The timing is awful, this was essentially just banned in New Zealand.

  2. Freedom! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally! Who's up for Netflix Yemen?

  3. How to break the Internet by iTrawl · · Score: 2

    These guys will get their IPs banned first (no idea why VPN providers don't get their banned, but they'll probably be next). Then they release their IPs and get new ones. Those IPs will get banned, while the released ones will not get unbanned. Soon enough people in the UK will be unable to use iPlayer and the BBC customer services representatives will blame the users. Replace "BBC" and "iPlayer" with the your relevant data.

    Feet, branch, chainsaw.

    We've seen this happen with e-mail and spam blacklists somewhat.

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