Change of Flags?

[Taz]

For some reason the flag on my profile has changed from the UK flag to the US flag. Is there some way to change it back? Usually I wouldn't bother with such a thing, but in this case I need to sell a part and I don't want members to be confused.

 

[MKVIIST]

For some reason the flag on my profile has changed from the UK flag to the US flag. Is there some way to change it back? Usually I wouldn't bother with such a thing, but in this case I need to sell a part and I don't want members to be confused.

It usually happens if you're using a VPN. The forum software doesn't allow us to change it, it goes by where it thinks you're posting from.

 

[Taz]

It usually happens if you're using a VPN. The forum software doesn't allow us to change it, it goes by where it thinks you're posting from.

Ahh, I see. Yes, I do use a VPN, mostly 'cause of our government's sh***y new Internet crippling laws. I'll have to remember this whenever I visit the site.

 

[Intuit]

Ahh, I see. Yes, I do use a VPN, mostly 'cause of our government's sh***y new Internet crippling laws. I'll have to remember this whenever I visit the site.

Earlier last year I noticed I could no longer stream music from a station over there. (well, Germany actually)
It just simply didn't work. There were no visible error messages and the ones in the log didn't seem relevant.
Thought it could be geo-blocking so I tried enabling VPN on the Opera web browser and voila... started work'n again.
Funny how all mass surveillance begins with the good intentions of "protecting children".
Thought that was the parents' job...

EDIT: BTW, I did have a former IT coworker (now in prison) that was exploiting (visually from what heard) kids via a social media site Discord (+ another) and the authorities were able to track him down, imprison, prosecute and sentence... WITHOUT any of the new laws. Not having any clue what his question was about at the time, I did tell him we ARE trackable on the internet. (fortunately he didn't listen) Just an IP from a website. ISPs can easily link IPs back to a subset of customers with a simple subpoena. Metadata from unencrypted packet information can narrow it down from there. IPV6 makes it even easier. VPN might (and stress might) add another step to identifying, but for a sufficiently motivated authority, this still does not make it impossible.

 

[Taz]

Funny how all mass surveillance begins with the good intentions of "protecting children".
Thought that was the parents' job...

We don't believe that it's anything to do with good intensions or protecting children, but rather control through surveillance. If it was about protecting kids they're closing the stable door over 20 years after the horse has bolted.