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Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by dewey » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:30 PM UTC

dexcs wrote: post #3

I would like to see this kind of software open source.... Most of the VPN Clients are to complicated...

http://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/ is also pretty simple.

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by ssully » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:36 PM UTC

Seems really cool and easy to use. I love how it's as simple as an on/off switch.

Still though I would like to know more about what is actually going on. As others have said, being open source would be neat.

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by jerguismi » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:43 PM UTC

I have been using https://mullvad.net/en/ for some time. It can also be paid with bitcoin.

I don't see what's so special about tunnelbear, except better branding. VPN provider market has been quite flooded for some time.

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by z92 » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:48 PM UTC

Nk26 wrote: post #9

Tried them about a year ago, Service was pretty slow. Never heard from CS after 3 attempts. Ended up needing to go through PayPal to get my money back. Private internet access has been my goto ever since.

Now I use DigitalOcean's $5/month box running CentOS.

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:49 PM UTC

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Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by thejerz » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:49 PM UTC

I'll be sticking with iPredator, and here's why: I don't care what my VPN client looks like -- I care about how secure it is. I have immense trust for Peter Sunde & Friends. They are not in this business to Get Rich Quick™. They are in it for deeply held moral, social reasons; reasons, so deeply held, they have put their own personal safety and freedom at risk. I feel very safe knowing they will NEVER comply with NSA, Interpol, etc., and that they are always one step ahead of BigBrother. I'm sure the Tunnel Bear people are cool and all, but no one can touch the Pirate Bay team. End of conversation.

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by fenesiistvan » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 5:53 PM UTC

Is there any VPN client API/SDK/lib which can be easily embedded in apps? (C++/Java/other?). Something with a free plan would be even better

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by jmspring » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 6:07 PM UTC

MikeKusold wrote: post #10

jmspring wrote: post #8

Curious what logs and other personal information is kept on their servers. Haven't read through the blogs yet, but one thing a number of people consider when using a VPN service like this is the type of information that the provider keeps.

They claim that they keep no logs. http://help.tunnelbear.com/customer/portal/articles/1469449-...

Thanks, I had missed the FAQ while browsing the site on a mobile browser.

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by intslack » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 6:16 PM UTC

thejerz wrote: post #16

I'll be sticking with iPredator, and here's why: I don't care what my VPN client looks like -- I care about how secure it is. I have immense trust for Peter Sunde & Friends. They are not in this business to Get Rich Quick™. They are in it for deeply held moral, social reasons; reasons, so deeply held, they have put their own personal safety and freedom at risk. I feel very safe knowing they will NEVER comply with NSA…

Despite their best intentions, cooperation on part of the service provider might not be needed:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/03/how_the_nsa_e...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jul/31/nsa... (page 17)

Re: TunnelBear VPN app

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Post by TrainedMonkey » Sat, Mar 15, 2014, 6:20 PM UTC

Is this openvpn based solution? I am looking for something that could bypass bluecoat...