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VPN only with ID check in UK? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So could I VPN out of the UK to circumvent the VPN verification step?

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

As long as you age verify yourself to use your VPN, you're good to go.

  • This is legal advice. You can refer to this post in any and all legal proceedings you're involved, regardless of the topic.
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nobody stops you from renting a VPS outside the UK and setting up your own VPN server there.

If you get a provider that supports Turnkey Linux, you can literally just directly choose an OS image for it that makes that VPN out-of-the-box an OpenVPN server or a Wireguard server.

This would make you your own VPN provider.

[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I wish I understood that. I just use proton and hit connect.