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		codecutter on March 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenVPN Is Open to VPN Fingerprinting I have a basic question somewhat related to this topic. When I am using Mullvad VPN, many websites block access. (E.g. Lowe's or Michaels.com etc). They force me to disable VPN and I don't like it. My question is how do they detect that I am using a VPN and is there any workaround to access their site when I continue using VPN?

teddanson2 on March 17, 2024 [–]

I believe the websites subscribe to a universal list of IP-adresses that are associated with major VPN-providers, and some entity maintains that.

You might be able to get around this by paying a provider like ProtonVPN extra for a static IP outside of the known range associated with ProtonVPN

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