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yegor

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About yegor

Some guy at @Windscribe @ControlD

Recent public activity

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    Comment #49237629

    Repo "author" here. That's just my custom instructions in the IDE, sometimes they result in hilarious docs, sometimes less so. Using GPT Sol for this project, and Fable for review.…

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    Comment #45498660

    Proton used to have mail, they they launched a VPN. Then cloud storage, then password manager, then docs + calendar, then wallet, now also AI and MFA app. They're following literal…

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    Comment #45498525

    Company who's blog post this is ain't bad either if you're looking for a non-ecosystem VPN. Proton is trying to be Nord and create an ecosystem of products that store all your most…

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    Comment #45498136

    Ohh cool, we made that map (I'm from Windscribe). If you spot any errors, let me know.

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    Comment #45057318

    Full disclosure, I run a commercial VPN service (Windscribe). There are 2 paths you can take here: 1. Roll your own VPN server on a VPS at a less common cloud provider and use it. …

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    Comment #44333294

    Sure, I'll go to court on your behalf, instead of selling you out: https://windscribe.com/blog/windscribe-greek-court-case/ "a non-profit with a member-elected board" will 100% not…

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    Comment #44272992

    Try this instead, also based in Canada: https://controld.com/free-dns (self-promotion)

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    Comment #40035038

    I run a commercial VPN service (Windscribe). Here are my thoughts on this. At its core, a basic VPN is a trust shift service, nothing more. Do you trust your ISP less than an some …

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    Comment #37931051

    Interesting/juicy details here.

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    Comment #37325573

    Hide your DNS queries and SNI from your network admin mom, as you browse pornhub.com Also, Azerbaijanian Netflix is real hot these days.

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    Comment #37325531

    This list isn't about "dirt" but rather connections between companies and organizations. Windscribe is independent, and 100% privately owned. Source: Me, as a co-founder. If you wa…

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    Comment #37325463

    Contrary to popular belief, IP blocking isn't the most common way VPNs are blocked these days. Additionally, GFW isn't the same in all of China. Different networks, different citie…

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    Comment #37325356

    VPNmentor, a VPN review site, was acquired by Kape "Technologies" for 150M. PrivateInternetAccess, a major VPN service was acquired by the same company for 95M. A VPN review site i…

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    Comment #37325217

    A VPN is not an ISP, at least as Canadian law (currently) is concerned. ISPs are required to store IP assignment logs, VPNs are not. Additionally, VPNs (in Canada) cannot be compel…

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    Comment #37325131

    Your network probably intercepts TLS, are you on a work/school network?

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    Comment #36074514

    You're not wrong. All of those are possible. However some countries are better than others for some points you raised. For example, Canada has no NSL (National security letter) equ…

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    Comment #36066619

    Indeed. DNS-only is 1/2 the price. Just be mindful that despite it being able to spoof your location, SNI is still in the clear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indicatio…

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    Comment #36066428

    If your use case is to access home content/services while abroad, spinning up a WG server at home, or even using Tailscale "exit node feature" ( https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-…

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    Comment #36066409

    Literally any social network, ad network or any of these https://whotracks.me/companies/reach-chart.html

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    Comment #36066402

    It would be suicidal for a commercial "non logging" VPN to keep track of IPs + timestamps. It also costs money to store this (best DB is no DB), and does not guarantee 1:1 mapping …

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    Comment #36066394

    Probably, in theory, yes.

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    Comment #36066388

    Nope, that will cost $4/month :) Also, Control D is a DNS service, not a VPN.

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    Comment #36065912

    Disclosure: I run a commercial VPN service. If all you need is to "change your IP" for some specific purpose, this and many other tutorials out there can accomplish this task for 1…

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    Comment #35808875

    How does it work? I personally use this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-y... It requires users to provide timestamps for "sponsored by" content, so t…

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    Comment #35808861

    That's not true. Ask me how I know. :)