alt Hacker NewsCan you elaborate? I assume they're talking about switching networks while using the same site, when you have a user fingerprint from cookies or request paths. That does make VPN usage obvious.
I have been confused by this mitigation because switching networks while using the same service is pretty much always a VPN. But maybe I'm not aware of another case where that would happen?
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miki_mq • today at 4:36 PM
for example: getting into your house and your phone starts using your wi-fi instead of a mobile network (or the other way around)
Using your phone on a train would be hopping from tower to tower. Going to be swapping IPs endlessly.