Sorry Netflix Hackers...They're Blocking Your VPNs Now

Looks like the ride is over on overriding nation-based blocks on Netflix content. The Verge reports the company took its first step against VPN users by blocking users in Australia who are using devices to access content that would otherwise not typically be available to their area. The ban is lifted if the user removes their VPN and re-accesses the service.

Many VPN servers like Torguard are not worried about the company trying to stop them, ultimately calling the process "futile." If true, the problem will remain a problem that will hamper Netflix.

While we may not see a problem in using Norway's Netflix to get the newest episode of a first run AMC show, American networks will raise all sorts of hell if you're getting their content without paying cable or on demand prices. This means they ask Netflix for more money, and then more likely than not we lose a show. Ultimately, it's bad for Netflix viewers, but as networks are beginning to pull their shows anyway, it is perhaps a nonissue here in the near future.

Do you use VPNs on Netflix? I swear I'm not a cop.