06-29-2012, 03:38 AM
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PayPal bans VPN service
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PayPal is widely known for their aggressive stance towards BitTorrent sites and file-sharing services, and this policy has now been extended to VPN providers. TorGuard, a company that offers VPN and proxy services, has been banned from using the payment processor because of its affiliation with “BitTorrent.” As a result, thousands of dollars belonging to the company have been frozen.
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Apparently, PayPal is going down the same route as Apple, where everything related to BitTorrent is simply a no-go. Over the past years the payment processor has already thrown out many cyberlockers and BitTorrent trackers that linked to infringing content, but to our knowledge this is the first time that a VPN service has been banned.
Needless to say, PayPal’s decision has resulted in quite a few hassles for the VPN service.
“They canceled hundreds of automatic payments and froze thousands in our account,” Jason told TorrentFreak.
“We can’t even issue refunds unless the buyer disputes the charge. Most of our clients have been very patient since almost everyone has been wronged by PayPal at some time or another,” he added.
PayPal’s aversion to BitTorrent comes after the entertainment industries repeatedly called on payment processors to take responsibility for their connections to online piracy and counterfeiting. While this is probably justified when a store is selling knock-off products, banning a VPN goes rather too far.
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So the entertainmnt industry is targeting VPN too. Soon the govt would be raiding VPN offices I think. Then it will be 
Last edited by Cunter; 06-29-2012 at 07:30 AM.
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