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Re: Detailed VPN Comparison Chart

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Post by Freak_NL »

pedro2 wrote: post #10

That site should have a top 3 pick, tailored for paranoia, torrenting and normal unsecured wifi hotspot hardening. Personally: I use AirVPN because to me it matters the client is open source. For all others, I guess PIA (Private Internet Access) is fine.

> I use AirVPN because to me it matters the client is open source.

Don't most VPN providers offer OpenVPN as an option? Private Internet Access does. I always assumed that the client offered is to have an easy setup method for users who don't know how to configure a normal VPN client safely.

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Post by Freak_NL »

ggregoire wrote: post #12

I use ExpressVPN mainly for Netflix, but most of their servers are banned and it's quite expensive. What VPN do you use for this purpose?

That's pointless. Netflix bans each and every VPN IP address they can get their hands on — they are quite thorough. You might as well get a cheaper VPN subscription with a VPN provider who condones torrenting and access the shows you are missing that way.

Re: Detailed VPN Comparison Chart

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Post by Freak_NL »

ryanlol wrote: post #17
antihero wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, but for day to day browsing, Tor is shit. This is more to prevent dragnet bullshit like the UK RIPA which requires ISPs to keep a list of sites visited.

>Sure, but for day to day browsing, Tor is shit. Sure, but for privacy, VPNs are shit. You can't recommend VPNs for privacy. If this was branded differently, I'm sure it could be a great resource. >This is more to prevent dragnet bullshit like the UK RIPA which requires ISPs to keep a list of sites visited. The site doesn't really read like that, it has several suggestions that don't seem to apply to those seeking on…

> Sure, but for privacy, VPNs are shit. You can't recommend VPNs for privacy.

Why not? Doesn't it depend on your purpose and threat level? If you have state level actors chasing you than VPNs will only be part of your opsec toolchest — preferring TOR where possible and being very strict about where you access the internet (certainly not at home). But if you are just downloading the latest episode of Sherlock from your local hive of wretched scum and villainy, a VPN will surely help.

VPNs are only part of the solution of course (not using any social media, not connecting to any of your normal accounts, limiting VPN use to whatever it is you want to keep private), but you seem adamant that even this is not a valid use of VPNs, or am I misreading your posts?

Re: Detailed VPN Comparison Chart

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Post by nine_k »

AlexCoventry wrote: post #19
Tinyyy wrote: post #16

How much profit does a VPN operator make? Since running my own box on DigitalOcean costs as much as a VPN ($5), at <10% traffic utilisation.

Wouldn't a VPN run off DO hosts quickly trigger their network abuse filters?

Why would it? As long as you're in within your traffic limits, I suppose DO is happy to sell you the service you paid for. You're also likely not adding much SSD IOPS by running a VPN, but you have paid for a bit of storage, so you're a lucrative customer :)

Anecdotally, people routinely run small-scale VPN off DO or even AWS free tier hosts.

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Post by pilif »

michaelt wrote: post #18

If I was the NSA, I'd certainly be looking to launch a VPN company or two - maybe even subsidising their offerings, to get them to the top of the performance and value for money charts. After all, getting users to voluntarily direct their traffic through your network would be much easier than installing snooping hardware at every ISP, backdooring hardware in transit or snooping on undersea cables.

> If I was the NSA, I'd certainly be looking to launch a VPN company or two

not worth the trouble when you can just compel existing VPN companies to send all traffic to you.

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Post by JosephRedfern »

Tinyyy wrote: post #16

How much profit does a VPN operator make? Since running my own box on DigitalOcean costs as much as a VPN ($5), at <10% traffic utilisation.

I know that NordVPN use DO for some of their VPN servers. I don't know how (or if) they handle abuse reports from DO.

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Post by jlgaddis »

vpnspeedtest wrote: post #4

http://vpnspeedtest.org/ tests over 20 VPN services to find the maximum speed of each VPN from 8 locations around the world. ThatOnePrivacyGuy should use their open source speed test tool instead as the tests are verifiable (unlike his tests from a single location which nobody can reproduce).

I don't see a "disclaimer/disclosure" (kinda standard practice around here) so I assume your username is entirely coincidental?

Re: Detailed VPN Comparison Chart

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Post by sixothree »

michaelt wrote: post #18

If I was the NSA, I'd certainly be looking to launch a VPN company or two - maybe even subsidising their offerings, to get them to the top of the performance and value for money charts. After all, getting users to voluntarily direct their traffic through your network would be much easier than installing snooping hardware at every ISP, backdooring hardware in transit or snooping on undersea cables.

The obvious answer to this is - if you're paying for a VPN in hopes of avoiding the NSA then you're using the wrong technology.

But since the NSA apparently shares its findings with other agencies, then the same applies if you're using a VPN in hopes of avoiding any sort of government monitoring.

So a VPN is only useful to (possibly) help protect yourself from corporate spying.

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