Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
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Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#2So is this just going to be a list of Q and A that VPNs fill out?
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#3Came for a recommendation ... left disappointed.
In the past I found a relatively sane comparison site for most of these vectors on reddit (that I can now ... not find due to an OS reinstall literally yesterday).
Ended up going with iVPN for reasons that are currently unknown.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#4So is this just going to be a list of Q and A that VPNs fill out?
So we're going to identify untrustworthy VPN providers - by trusting they'll answer these questions honestly. Right.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#5So is this just going to be a list of Q and A that VPNs fill out?
They've already got some responses, there's a link to the answers at the top of the article.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#6Came for a recommendation ... left disappointed. In the past I found a relatively sane comparison site for most of these vectors on reddit (that I can now ... not find due to an OS reinstall literally yesterday). Ended up going with iVPN for reasons that are currently unknown.
I'm with Freedome purely based on Troy Hunt's recommendation. Pick someone you trust and listen to them, I reckon.
Every "VPN review" website just seems shady as all hell.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#7Came for a recommendation ... left disappointed. In the past I found a relatively sane comparison site for most of these vectors on reddit (that I can now ... not find due to an OS reinstall literally yesterday). Ended up going with iVPN for reasons that are currently unknown.
I think the problem is there is no "good" recommendation. At the end of the day, you're trusting the VPN provider to play it straight.
Now if the VPN provider goes on record as saying they don't do any of these shady things, at least you'll have some grounds to go after them legally if they actually do them. I suspect this is why the questionnaire also has a bit about ownership.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#8Came for a recommendation ... left disappointed. In the past I found a relatively sane comparison site for most of these vectors on reddit (that I can now ... not find due to an OS reinstall literally yesterday). Ended up going with iVPN for reasons that are currently unknown.
I'm with Freedome purely based on Troy Hunt's recommendation. Pick someone you trust and listen to them, I reckon. Every "VPN review" website just seems shady as all hell.
The people I trust say not to use VPN services; look in past HN discussions of the subject.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm with Freedome purely based on Troy Hunt's recommendation. Pick someone you trust and listen to them, I reckon. Every "VPN review" website just seems shady as all hell.
The people I trust say not to use VPN services; look in past HN discussions of the subject.
At all, or "roll your own"?
I'm not going to roll my own. I'm using it for basic security and obfuscation; I'm not a high-risk target. Therefore, a recommendation for a service is still required.
Re: Center for Democracy and Technology Launches VPN Trustworthiness Initiative
#10Came for a recommendation ... left disappointed. In the past I found a relatively sane comparison site for most of these vectors on reddit (that I can now ... not find due to an OS reinstall literally yesterday). Ended up going with iVPN for reasons that are currently unknown.
I am a fan of this site for vpn and email provider comparison:
https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/
Hope that helps!