Can’t access HQ site in Europe

[RAY@HQ]

Thanks for the VPN suggestion Ray. TunnelBear worked like a charm.

Oh good! I'll recommend that to others who ask.

[WillinTO]

Thanks for the VPN suggestion Ray. TunnelBear worked like a charm.

[RAY@HQ]

We hope it's not permanent. But it was related to the new EU privacy regulation (GDPR). They decided to block EU traffic rather than comply with the regulation.

[Whistler]

Do you know the rationale behind USA Today putting up a barricade to Europe? Seems like they would want Europe's business. Is that common practice these days for news organizations?

[WillinTO]

[RAY@HQ]

Sorry, it's a brick wall put in by corporate ownership. The only way around it is to connect to a VPN outside of the EU.

The block is geographically based, so I can't open it up by user or anything like that. We know, it sucks. Our apologies.

[WillinTO]