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Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by TulliusCicero »

Jonnax wrote: post #36
badRNG wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Want to do something illegal? Don't expect a VPN to save you. I'm not condoning piracy, but VPNs are generally a foolproof way to avoid DMCA letters from your ISP. Privacy means something different to every individual, everyone's threat model is different. And many models can benefit from a VPN; journalists, activists, and many others might find benefit from using a VPN.

Are DMCA letters still a thing? It seems like Torrenting died out significantly over the last 5 years.

I moved to Germany and apparently they're still very much a thing here. Torrenting popular shows sans VPN is -- at least according to Germans on reddit -- an easy way to get sued, and forced to pay hundreds of euros.

Obviously, I have no interest in testing this out myself, so I take their word for it.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by dublinben »

numbsafari wrote: post #25
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #20

Forget the VPN--I already have a VPN provider and I have no interest in changing. Offer a paid e-mail service, on the other hand, and I'd sign on up Day 1.

This right here. And a hosted suite of productivity tools that have documented, public formats that contain all of your data (and not just a link to the cloud-hosted copies). Amazing that GSuite's only real competitor in 2020 in Office365.

Would you consider Zoho a "real" competitor?

https://www.zoho.com/

Re: Mozilla VPN

#43

Post by e12e »

What an odd choice from Mozilla and Mullvad to segment this based on geography. Can you use it while traveling outside the US? Why not simply have a wait list? Mullvad already operates globally - what is the reason for the geofence? Is Mozilla not able to accept payment outside the US? (maybe not able to pay taxes?)

Re: Mozilla VPN

#44

Post by xrisk »

jasonjayr wrote: post #40
badRNG wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Want to do something illegal? Don't expect a VPN to save you. I'm not condoning piracy, but VPNs are generally a foolproof way to avoid DMCA letters from your ISP. Privacy means something different to every individual, everyone's threat model is different. And many models can benefit from a VPN; journalists, activists, and many others might find benefit from using a VPN.

It goes w/o saying but most if not all the cloud providers map IP to account, so using a VPS may have get your account sanctioned or revoked. Defiantly don't spin up these VPN/VPSs on an account you don't mind losing.

Have received DMCA emails from DigitalOcean for torrenting on their boxes. Can confirm.

Re: Mozilla VPN

#45

Post by sequoia »

"For example, over 70% of early Beta-testers say that the VPN helps them feel empowered, safe, and independent while being online."

What have these "feelings" got to do with anything? This is a measure of successful marketing and has nothing to do with the product or its efficacy.

Personally I use Windscribe and I really like it (I've used PIA & Mullvad in the past). I use it for watching US Netflix and to make it slightly less easy to track me on the net (I know there are many other ways). I also like the idea of not having my IP or the gov't spy on me _as easily_.

Re: Mozilla VPN

#46

Post by DarkCrusader2 »

Jonnax wrote: post #36
badRNG wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Want to do something illegal? Don't expect a VPN to save you. I'm not condoning piracy, but VPNs are generally a foolproof way to avoid DMCA letters from your ISP. Privacy means something different to every individual, everyone's threat model is different. And many models can benefit from a VPN; journalists, activists, and many others might find benefit from using a VPN.

Are DMCA letters still a thing? It seems like Torrenting died out significantly over the last 5 years.

Just go to any popular torrent site and see the number of people in the swarm. A little harder for less popular stuff but nowhere near dying out.

Re: Mozilla VPN

#47

Post by throwaway8941 »

Jonnax wrote: post #36
badRNG wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Want to do something illegal? Don't expect a VPN to save you. I'm not condoning piracy, but VPNs are generally a foolproof way to avoid DMCA letters from your ISP. Privacy means something different to every individual, everyone's threat model is different. And many models can benefit from a VPN; journalists, activists, and many others might find benefit from using a VPN.

Are DMCA letters still a thing? It seems like Torrenting died out significantly over the last 5 years.

Maybe in the US. Definitely not in ex-USSR. I don't know of any single person who's paying for anything other than Steam games (and that's only because they have prices adjusted to our ridiculous wages.)

Re: Mozilla VPN

#49

Post by opendomain »

Jonnax wrote: post #14
notRobot wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah this comment makes no sense. That would be terrible publicity for Mozilla. Also, Reddit uses HTTPS (like every other mainstream website) so Mozilla/Mullvad can't see what you're posting or even what your username is.

Essentially their former CEO was/is against gay marriage and donated to some organisation that was campaigning against it. People found out, some employees weren't happy also some sites put up a message when Firefox users visited. OkCupid (a dating site) straight up blocked Firefox users saying that they prefer users to use other browsers. So as Mozilla is a company. They decided to get rid of the CEO. Because he was…

I think this was a setup.

Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and was the CTO of Mozilla.

He is intelligent and works hard on open source. However, he HAD opposed same sex marriage.

While he was CTO of Mozilla, no one cared. When he became CEO, there was a smear campaign to get rid of him.

I respect his contributions, but not his politics. He has the freedom to say what he believes - I still use Firefox. IMHO this was just an excuse to get ride of him as CEO.

Re: Mozilla VPN

#50

Post by Maximus9000 »

Jonnax wrote: post #22
haunter wrote: post #15

Every single time I start researching VPN services I end up more confused and with more questions than before because basically every vouched service has the same amount of negative comments too. Like feels like the whole sector is a honeypot (lol) of shady stuff and also they figthing against each other (or not?). So I just wait until when turns out Mullvad is also one of the bad guys.

Ask yourself why you want a VPN. Is it to avoid your ISP collecting browsing data off you and selling it? Perhaps using 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1 as your DNS might be good enough. Is it to watch geo region blocked videos? Then pretty much any service will work for you. Except that video streaming sites have caught on and blocked hosting provider IP blocks. So that might require you to shop around. Do you want the most priva…

> Is it to avoid your ISP collecting browsing data off you and selling it? Perhaps using 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1 as your DNS might be good enough.

Wouldn't your ISP still see what IP's you are visiting? Then, your ISP could just reverse DNS that IP to get the domain name, right?

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