Consumer Reports tests VPNs... but won't allow you to log in while using one.

njordomir@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 318 points –
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Works for me

79 tabs is a bit much

I just permanently have a ∞ symbol on Firefox Android

Why so many tabs

Because I just close Firefox and move on to another app, I don't see tabs like on the desktop version and they don't close when the app closes, so they stay open perpetually until I close them manually.

Why don't you just set Firefox to close tabs and wipe data on quit. That's what I do

I have it set up to close any tabs that are 2 weeks old.

Why don't you just close them immediately?

Because that's an extra step. Also, I might need it again in the next 2 weeks.

Can't you just reopen them?

Finding them again may be a hard task.

I keep tabs open because I hope to finish reading them, sometimes I even do

Sure, if I do the same search and click on the same link again. Or I could type "lasa" and tap the button to switch to the tab with the lasagne recipe I have open.

I'm guessing you're not logged in. The landing page works, but the members area, where the full ratings are, will show the above screen when I'm on VPN.

Interesting. I know sometimes certain VPNs work with Netflix while others get flagged as VPNs. I wonder if your provider just has some fresh IPs that haven't been added to whatever block lists these companies use.

You might be using an endpoint that people have used for attacks recently. I think all of the website protection tools have some sort of temporary IP blocking mechanism.