• Alphane MoonOP
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    213 days ago

    Big Mama is made up of two parts: There’s the free VPN app, which is available on the Google Play store for Android devices and has been downloaded more than 1 million times. Then there’s the Big Mama Proxy Network, which allows people (among other options) to buy shared access to “real” 4G and home Wi-Fi IP addresses for as little as 40 cents for 24 hours.

    I am surprised this is legal. I have zero knowledge of the nuances of law, but there is no situation where allowing a completely random 3rd party to use your IP/network on an on-demand basis is legitimate. This is not a “grey area” (in the real sense, not in the judicial sense).

    • @69420
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      283 days ago

      …situation where allowing a completely random 3rd party to use your IP/network on an on-demand basis…

      I mean, this is kind of the entire concept of Tor.

      • Alphane MoonOP
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        3 days ago

        But Tor is explicitly designed for this sort of thing and does not have a paid access system.

        Nowhere on Big Mama VPN’s landing page does it say that by using their service you open your network to access by randoms.

    • ronalicious
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      73 days ago

      may be a grey area technically or legally, but very sketchy as a user.

      no thank you sir, I don’t like it.