More Servers Outside of Jurisdictions with Age Verification Laws
With the implementation of age verification laws in the UK, Australia, and many states in the US, as a ProtonVPN user only using the free tier, I don’t want to connect to a server in a jurisdiction where I would have to show my ID. I propose, as a passive endeavor, that when you, the team behind ProtonVPN buys new servers, you avoid putting them in jurisdictions with age verification laws, to give a better chance of the fastest servers being in restrictive locations.
shattermg@proton.me
shared this idea
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user45342
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And another quick way to get around this issue, when you do end-up on a country that floods your internet experience with age verification blocks, is to let users trivially change to a random server and refresh the page
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boult commented
That’s a thoughtful suggestion about improving server locations and user privacy choices in restricted regions. Similarly, platforms like https://orus.ph/tin-verification/ focus on secure and compliant digital processes, helping users verify tax information safely through official online systems.
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Adam
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ProtonVPN downloads have skyrocketed in places with age verification like the UK and Australia. Sure, it verifies that the user is not a 'minor' - but only 'non-minors' will age verify. ... Therefore, age verification is a data privacy suck of legal users' biometric and/or government ID and/or credit card info.
Allowing users on the FREE tier the ability to actively select servers OUTSIDE of jurisdictions with age verification laws will go a long way to promoting Proton's "Privacy First" stance, and would only add to Proton's credibility.
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Zeno
commented
I find the servers in Cuba and Canada are surprisingly quick
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shattermg@proton.me
commented
Correction: “to give a better chance of the fastest servers being in less restrictive locations.”