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Regulated, yes sort of, and I guess it probably relates to this third party mobile security/data monitoring app we are supposed to keep open (although it still seems to function if it’s not open as I’ve tried both ways).
Ironically visiting sites that would normally be on the average blocked list is part of my job and I’m not aware of anything being actively restricted except streaming apps (after someone racked up a massive bill on holiday!) - but I can imagine it might interfere with blocking that you need to do.
Rod_Munch
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I'm curious as to what is actually happening here, as Vodafone do have their own IPs and large enough network and Telco SLAs are more extreme than AWS ones... so Vodafone aren't going to route all mobile internet via AWS.
It seems then that the most likely thing is that this isn't actually Vodafone doing this, but that your employer is choosing to run a VPN. This is probably a Trust & Safety or compliance thing (you work for a regulated industry?).
I'm guessing that they proxy via a VPN and run deep packet inspection and some DNS filtering.
If this bugs you, and it's a work laptop too... then Firefox configured for DNS over HTTPS is your answer.