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New Mullvad update deploys QUIC obfuscation on WireGuard to circumvent censorship (www.techradar.com)

submitted 5 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/tech@programming.dev

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Mullvad has added QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard on its desktop apps
The protocol lets users blend in with regular traffic to bypass censorship
An increasing number of VPNs now offer anti-censorship tools

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[–] RagnarOkay@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That's great, but what's to stop them just blocking QUIC traffic?

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Port 443

[–] refalo@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

Nothing, but it won't work forever as more and more sites start to use it, eventually (if they keep blocking it for years) their users will keep complaining and/or just leave if they cannot access the sites they want.