Encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) systems have long been the surefire way to get around China's Great Firewall, but that may be changing. The Guardian reports
that several VPN providers are saying a new government tool can "learn, discover and block" traffic going through VPNs, and that major ISP China Unicom is automatically terminating connections that are using one. Astrill, one VPN provider, has apparently sent an email warning its customers that common protocols are being blocked, though it says it believes that "this blockage will be removed and things will go back to normal."This isn't the first time people have reported VPN blocking. Over the past few years, government efforts to police the internet have systematically... Reported by The Verge 4 hours ago.