Does anyone sell a router for the home that has a VPN built in? So that I dont have to have every computer in my home hook into the VPN when I start it up. Just one account for my whole house? I imagine you could setup a linux box to do that for you, but I am lazy...
VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
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Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#122It's strange to see the evolution of the technology versus policy debate. We started out with "the Internet views censorship as damage and routes around it." A little later we had Lessig saying "code is law." And now the refrain is "VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem."
I miss the idealism and optimism of the past. The only hopeful thing I can find in the new "quote" is that it seems that the tech world is finally aware of the need to work with policy makers and the public in addition to building new systems.
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've used streisand on DO (while traveling in China) and it worked well. There's also a similar project called algo[1] which provides a single protocol with maximum security, in contrast to streisand's multi-protocol flexibility (and increased surface area). https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
Would a 512mb RAM DO server be enough for this? I've been looking for an alternative to a VPN for a while, but it would only be cost effective with the $5 option.
I'm running openvpn on one of those just fine.
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#124Another thing often overlooked with VPNs is that they're just not that fast. I have a 600/40 connection, and I've tried at least six for-pay VPN providers. The fastest one I found (won't mention as my goal isn't to advertise for them) hits, at best, 100/30. And even then, only over L2TP. For whatever reason, OpenVPN is always slower on every PC I've tried this with. And obviously, you gain a good deal of latency, esp…
You can setup your own on digital ocean or aws light sail you will get better bandwidth... IP will not be blocked as it will not be known vpn IP and it can be rotated.. not saying these are solutions to the privacy problem only the technical ones
Digital ocean is blocked by Netflix . At least when I used it with my VPN.
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#125Does anyone sell a router for the home that has a VPN built in? So that I dont have to have every computer in my home hook into the VPN when I start it up. Just one account for my whole house? I imagine you could setup a linux box to do that for you, but I am lazy...
I'm pretty sure you can do this with a router running DDWRT or OpenWRT.
Anyone thinking about futzing about with a WRT router should move their attention to Ubiquiti's EdgeRouter Lite [1] which is an amazing entry level enterprise-grade router that costs ~$99 to buy. It has all the configuration options and more that WRT provides in a native higher-powered router unit.
I found that none of the WRT powered routers could really handle a home 1Gbps connection and that the WRT is getting a little out of date and unmaintained.
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#126Ok, so which vpn providers are good?
I personally use Cloak as it was easy to set up (https://www.getcloak.com/), but I'll be adding proxy.sh (https://proxy.sh) as my primary soon (on recommendation from a few security minded friends and their logging policy).
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#127Another thing often overlooked with VPNs is that they're just not that fast. I have a 600/40 connection, and I've tried at least six for-pay VPN providers. The fastest one I found (won't mention as my goal isn't to advertise for them) hits, at best, 100/30. And even then, only over L2TP. For whatever reason, OpenVPN is always slower on every PC I've tried this with. And obviously, you gain a good deal of latency, esp…
I've been using PIA for a few years and have been disappointed to see an increasing number of websites blocking VPN access.
That and CloudFlare ... more and more frequently I've been asked to solve those really annoying "pick seven of these sixteen pictures that have X in them" captchas. Those take way too long and I'll often just leave the site instead of answering it.
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#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, you compartmentalize in multiple VMs. Using different VPNs, Tor, and nested chains of them.
Things are getting very inconvenient at that point, all to avoid being snooped on by the people who are supposed to be representing us. What a sorry state of affairs.
Yes, it is unfortunate. But hey, you gotta deal with what's so.
There is a learning curve, and extra steps in configuring a working environment. But once the host and VMs are configured, uptime is no worse than with typical LANs.
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#129Does anyone sell a router for the home that has a VPN built in? So that I dont have to have every computer in my home hook into the VPN when I start it up. Just one account for my whole house? I imagine you could setup a linux box to do that for you, but I am lazy...
Pretty much all decent routers have a built-in VPN. Even old Apple Express routers have the feature.
Yes, but you still need a server to connect them to.
Re: VPNs are not the solution to a policy problem
#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sweden is a member of the EU [1]. It has a 6-month data retention law [2]. Much safer to route through Norway, Switzerland or even the United States. (I use PIA [3].) [1] https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en [2] https://www.purevpn.com/blog/data-retention-laws-by-countrie... [3] https://www.privateinternetaccess.com
Personally I would never use a US-based VPN.
Everyone has different needs. If you are a journalist building up a story against powerful adversaries, then you absolutely find a VPN provider in an impartial jurisdiction. If you are just trying to hide your browsing habits from your nosey ISP, torrent a couple movies, and latency matters at all to you, a local VPN is not a terrible choice.