I am looking for a way to block out all US IPs, ideally via a browser extension like uBlock Origin or a custom DNS server. I want to use this as a simulation to verify that I can still do the most critical activities without immediate US reliance (e.g., doing a bank transaction, contacting my family)

Does such a thing already exist?

  • Reannlegge@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    I really hate to say this but a lot of webpages both Canadian and those from the US are hosted on AWS servers. My pihole blocks all .ru and .zip pages I cannot remember if it blocks any other app things like .app or .exe if those exist. You say you use ublock origin maybe block .us tldn’s, .com will block a lot of Canadian things as well.

    I am curious now if I can setup some script to get my pihole to geolock me to everywhere besides the US?

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      4 days ago

      I am more worried that they try to block us out, but I get your point :-D

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    4 days ago

    That lets you test that you’re not directly connecting to US servers, but doesn’t confirm that the services you talk to aren’t talking to US servers. It’s a good start, but you’ll need to validate those seperately.

    Depending on your OS, you might want to just add as many US IP blocks as you can find to your firewall. It looks like there’s a list here, but it’d be worth validating it against other sources too.