[dba-Tech] international television

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Mar 13 23:39:30 CDT 2013


Hi Phil:

The famous "proxy server" are the way around so many of these location
blocks. 

With governments attempting greater control over access to data we will be
seeing a lot more of these proxies being used...matching this type of server
with Cloud access will, at least for now, circumnavigate these synthetically
created content restrictions.

Is this a good thing or bad thing?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Phil Rosenkranz
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:21 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] international television

Use a Spanish proxy server

https://www.google.com/search?source=ig&rlz=1W1GGHP_enUS480&q=free+spanish+p
roxy

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart McLachlan
They almost certainly use IP address geolocation. In that case, if the IP
address she is 
connected through isn't in a block assigned to a spanish ISP, she is SOL.

It's very common for media sites such as television station websites to
restrict who can watch 
in this way.

-- 
Stuart

On 13 Mar 2013 at 17:07, John Bartow wrote:

> She used her laptop while there but says it won't allow her to anymore -
it
> says she can't get it because of her location. So I am assuming that it
> blocks international feeds for some reason. I was wondering if there is
some
> software or server that can fake a Spanish location.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helmut Kotsch
> 
> Don't the stations provide streams in the internet? All German TV-stations
> have mediacenters on the internet providing full TV-coverage. Basically
one
> doesn't need a TV set and antenna anymore.
> 
> Helmut
> 
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: John Bartow
> 
> I have a friend from Spain that wants to watch Spanish television but it
> won't work because she is in the US now.
> 
> Does anyone know how to get it to work here?
> 
> John B.


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