Choice should not be encouraging consumers to bypass restrictions companies put into place.

I’ve read twice that Choice is encouraging Australian consumers to find ways around overseas companies that geo-block. That is companies block access to services based on the location of the consumer.

Consumer lobby group Choice has encouraged Australian consumers to find ways around the Netflix geo-block so that they can use the service in Australia, but the legality of the bypass remains questionable.... Read More

Whilst we may not be happy with geo-blocking encouraging consumers to work around systems that companies put into place I don’t believe is the way to go. We don’t know the full picture and this paints Netflix rightly or wrongly as a bad company. Worse though is it paints Choice as an unprofessional organisation and that is not the impression Choice has built up over the years.

The bottom line is if a company doesn’t provide you with access for some reason or another don’t further encourage them by paying them. Vote with your money. There are other suppliers in the market so spend your dollars with companies who are looking after your interests.

- Kelvin Eldridge
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