Blue passports

[darmstadt]

Even pettier than blue passports...

I believe that was a bit of a non-story from the scare mongering Project Fear right wing eurosceptic press. As many Brits go abroad and logon to their Netflix and BBC iPlayer accounts with a foreign IP address then they are automatically blocked (unless using a VPN with a UK IP address but Miss Magaluf and Mr Benidorm won't know about that.) It exists already....

[meridian]

Blue passports

I believe that was a bit of a non-story from the scare mongering Project Fear right wing eurosceptic press. As many Brits go abroad and logon to their Netflix and BBC iPlayer accounts with a foreign IP address then they are automatically blocked (unless using a VPN with a UK IP address but Miss Magaluf and Mr Benidorm won't know about that.) It exists already....

At the moment you are correct, they are currently blocked. But that changes this Sunday due to a new EU regulation requiring cross-member content to be accessed:

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-...ntent-services

So, just like roaming charges, etc, the EU (of which the U.K. is currently a member state) is providing regulation to make life for it’s citizens easier and fairer. Providers that charge for a service (eg Netflix) are subject to the regulation, while free-to-air providers (eg iPlayer) can decide for themselves.

But it makes for good Brexit propaganda to blame leaving it on the EU, rather than promoting the success of the regulation itself.

[darmstadt]

I suspect it will mean more stories in the Daily Bigot of how little Sharon ran up a few hundred pounds bill while on holiday in Benidorm on her mobile while watching 'Reality Z-List'

[scooterscot]

Forget Netflix, wait until Vodafone charge you special leave roaming charges, remember a £1.15 per minute? Or £1 per MB download.

Don't worry I'm sure the upstanding mobile companies of the UK will not capitalise on their customers.