About twelve months ago, for the very first time the BBC started to block access from people who were using various methods to watch BBC iPlayer from abroad. First they blocked access from simple proxies which is a relatively straight forward process. This was pretty much expected, in fact it was more surprising that they'd not done this earlier. Every other media firm blocked proxy server access years ago yet they worked without problems since the initial release of BBC iPlayer at the end of 2007.
Proxies are now officially dead for all region locking purposes, in fact the likes of Netflix, Hulu and all other major media companies blocked them years ago. Fortunately the BBC iPlayer VPN workaround is still working ok and the vast majority of people now use VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections to access these sites and indeed to watch the BBC online too. However the next step was much more surprising when the BBC started blocking VPN connections too.
At first glance, the difference between a datacentre VPN and a residential VPN appears trivial and insignificant. Those who only wish to have online privacy and anonymity can get by just fine using a datacentre VPN since it will provide you with strong encryption for your connection and help you become anonymous on the internet. Since users get the same VPN protection in both the services, they don't think that residential VPNs offer them something much better. But that is where they are wrong.
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