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Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by davepeck »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #38
davepeck wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don't see how having more information can be harmful. It can be harmful in the hands of less savvy potential VPN customers, when it leads them entirely to the wrong conclusions. (You're unlikely to fit in this category.)

Like I said, I'm pretty sure anyone can understand red=bad and green=good.

If you use TOPS and simply choose the provider with the most green, you'll have made a terrible mistake.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by gerdesj »

I'm (British) getting the impression that VPNs are becoming rather important to Americans (int al). Please bear in mind that us foreigners don't always get the memo about the current flavour of the day in all countries. I'm well aware that citizens of CN and many others really need privacy but it seems that there is a reasonably recent strange US fetish with VPNs.

Could someone please explain?

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by bitexploder »

TunnelBear claims to be secure but all they offer is an opaque app. Uhh, no thanks. I prefer to run my own VPN client that doesn't have potential spyware in it. I am surprised this was so highly rated by someone reviewing VPNs.

edit: I know you can't make everyone happy, but there are a LOT of VPN options out there and only the very best should be making it through.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by Gaelan »

gerdesj wrote: post #43

I'm (British) getting the impression that VPNs are becoming rather important to Americans (int al). Please bear in mind that us foreigners don't always get the memo about the current flavour of the day in all countries. I'm well aware that citizens of CN and many others really need privacy but it seems that there is a reasonably recent strange US fetish with VPNs. Could someone please explain?

Iirc, a few months ago congress repealed a law banning ISP tracking of customer traffic.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by wlesieutre »

dawnerd wrote: post #25
mobitar wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PIA actually scores as one of the highest on the objective measures. The star count is just a subjective impression and experience with getting it set up. They connect over HTTP on startup instead of HTTPS (which is unacceptable for a privacy company). They then ping almost a hundred servers on startup (no other app does this, at least not to this extent).

Don't use their app then. In fact, I can't think of a reason why I'd install any vpns app if they support openvpn.

It gets you an "automatic" option for which endpoint to use, other than that I can't think of anything.

Re: VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs

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Post by closeparen »

dawnerd wrote: post #25
mobitar wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PIA actually scores as one of the highest on the objective measures. The star count is just a subjective impression and experience with getting it set up. They connect over HTTP on startup instead of HTTPS (which is unacceptable for a privacy company). They then ping almost a hundred servers on startup (no other app does this, at least not to this extent).

Don't use their app then. In fact, I can't think of a reason why I'd install any vpns app if they support openvpn.

Because Tunnelblick isn't the greatest UX?
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