[AusNOG] Aussie ISP bakes in geo-dodging for Netflix, Hulu

[Jonathan Thorpe]

Simon Hackett provided some interesting insight into why Internode considered and decided not to do this:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1914441&#r4

I suspect Yournet will have the same challenges Internode discovered when they investigated it.

While it doesn’t address all of the challenges of geo-blocking (in particular, measuring latency), I’ve often thought a more effective approach to this might be, instead of selling an ISP service to do this (for both legal/political and technical reasons), would be a wall-wart kind of device that you simply plugin to your router, that:

1.       Serves as a gateway and takes over DHCP and DNS.

2.       Geo-dodges DNS and provides a range of VPN services you can selectively route traffic over (i.e. PBR).

Possibly an excellent use-case for a Raspberry Pi whereby the parts can be sold individually and the software released as open source and distributed on pre-made SD cards.

In effect, you improve privacy and avoid geo-blocking in one device with it being less of a target than an ISP tunnelling traffic to overseas.

Kind Regards,
Jonathan

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Scott Howard
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Subject: [AusNOG] Aussie ISP bakes in geo-dodging for Netflix, Hulu

http://www.crn.com.au/News/406071,aussie-isp-bakes-in-geo-dodging-for-netflix-hulu.aspx


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.


  Scott

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