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VPN used for VR game cheat sells access to your home network
(arstechnica.com)
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I am surprised this is legal. I have zero knowledge of the nuances of law, but there is no situation where allowing a completely random 3rd party to use your IP/network on an on-demand basis is legitimate. This is not a "grey area" (in the real sense, not in the judicial sense).
I mean, this is kind of the entire concept of Tor.
But Tor is explicitly designed for this sort of thing and does not have a paid access system.
Nowhere on Big Mama VPN's landing page does it say that by using their service you open your network to access by randoms.