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I doubt that if they sell their users as bots they will do anything about the network being used as a botnet and there is nothing you can do about it, especially considering the users 'responsible' won't even know what they are taking part in.
It's not clear that part of the article is even true. They appear to just sell VPN server by the GB. I see nothing about a botnet in there, there is no traffic amplification or ability to run programs on the clients.
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I usually point people to this: http://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-vpn-service-provider-revie... As a former privacy VPN operator I can tell you its extremely hard to operate one securely.
There is no such thing as total security, there is only what we know and then what we do not know.
Anyone have VPN recommendations?
i've been renting a cheap-as-dirt vps ($15/yr) and just using sshuttle[0] to proxy through it which works great for my circumstances (my school blocks nonstandard ports but is just dandy with 22) [0] https://github.com/apenwarr/sshuttle
or
even better just run socks5 thru ssh http://straightedgelinux.com/blog/howto/socks.html
Tho I recommend using autossh to maintain the ssh tunnel which could be flaky at times
http://www.debianadmin.com/autossh-automatically-restart-ssh...
Anyone have VPN recommendations?
Roll your own: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-setu...
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/47518/is-pptp-v...
They explicitly state in their FAQ how this works and why their service is able to be free: http://hola.org/faq#in_how_is_free They even have a non-free option that eliminates the VPN as a proxy feature. "Hola built a peer to peer overlay network for HTTP, which securely routes the sites you choose through other Hola users' devices and not through expensive servers. Hola never takes up valuable resources from these u…
And that somehow makes what they're doing OK?
What more do you want them to do?
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Roll your own: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-setu...
That works if you want to pretend you're from a different country. It doesn't work if you want to anonymize yourself.
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And that somehow makes what they're doing OK?
I'm not sure I understand your logic here. They've come up with a clever way to create a sustainable, free vpn service, with the ability to easily opt-out for a still reasonable price. All the while clearly stating how it all works in their FAQ. What more do you want them to do?
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I'm not sure I understand your logic here. They've come up with a clever way to create a sustainable, free vpn service, with the ability to easily opt-out for a still reasonable price. All the while clearly stating how it all works in their FAQ. What more do you want them to do?
What happens when the Feds are knocking on your door because someone routed kiddie pr0n or drug deals through your connection?
They explicitly state in their FAQ how this works and why their service is able to be free: http://hola.org/faq#in_how_is_free They even have a non-free option that eliminates the VPN as a proxy feature. "Hola built a peer to peer overlay network for HTTP, which securely routes the sites you choose through other Hola users' devices and not through expensive servers. Hola never takes up valuable resources from these u…
They changed their FAQ IN RESPONSE to my breaking the story on this.
Proof:
Google cache of Hola FAQ as of 26 May: https://archive.is/tgujS
As you can see, there is no mention of Luminati, or the underlying mechanics at all.
I published hola.html and updated my global announcement just hours before the FAQ change: https://twitter.com/infinitechan/status/603178141650026498
There are millions of users who installed this and do not know how it works. Please do not downplay this issue.