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Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by kybernetikos »

stormdennis wrote: post #420
sgc wrote: post #374

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's probably worth using your own domain even when using third party email providers, so you are in control of your email address.

That's a good point. I don't suppose there a way of leaving Gmail and bringing your @gmail.com address with you, is there. That was one of the changes that was forced on phone companies years ago to make it easier to move provider.

No, but Google will happily run your gmail address forwarding to your real address. I've been on fastmail for many years now, but I still get the occasional gmail addressed email in my fastmail inbox.

I also use a lot of the other fastmail features, like mail aliases, DNS, and file storage and web site serving. I'm very happy to pay the money.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by a1369209993 »

AnonC wrote: post #392
metrokoi wrote: post #312

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I don't think it's a good idea to give any company a monopoly on your data even if you trust them.

Why would it be a monopoly? If you use something that uses open standards and provides ways to export or backup your data, you can move anytime. Taken a little deeper, your statement would imply that people should build and maintain their own data centers and host all services by themselves (this argument could be stretched even further).

> Taken a little deeper, your statement would imply that people should build and maintain their own data centers and host all services by themselves (this argument could be stretched even further).

Yes, yes they should; it's called a personal computer; IBM used to sell pre-built ones.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by a1369209993 »

dingaling wrote: post #203
ryantgtg wrote: post #59

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Can't wait for the "you don't need a VPN" folks to acknowledge that they don't understand why lots of people actually use VPNs. It's DMCA, man. DMCA.

Rather ironic that people pay for VPN services to access content that they won't pay for. Just don't bother with Big Media content and they won't need a VPN... There's plenty to do in life other than torrenting the latest HBO series.

"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." -- Robert Goodloe Harper

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by neuronic »

mderazon wrote: post #211
neuronic wrote: post #193

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Yep, migrated from Gmail and very happily so :)

I want to migrate from Gmail but I have my Gmail address tied up to so many things. How do you make the move ?

Late but essentially what the others said. Additionally I would point out that I migrated my accounts whenever I used them and noticed I logged in - so really piecewise.

On top, I had some burts of motivation to step through my password manager vault occasionally and update accounts I don't log in to too much.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by all_blue_chucks »

zelphirkalt wrote: post #429
all_blue_chucks wrote: post #322

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Block all plaintext traffic. Only allow TLS. Be transparent about what you log and what you don't. Publish results of third party audits.

Although paying for an audit could be interpreted as conflict of interest on the auditing side. Perhaps the users should pay for an audit as in "Check this one for us!" Question is, how that could be organized. I guess the user community would have to unite for it andthe VPN provider would need to declare ahead of time, that they are fine with being audited by an independent party, paid by the customers.

Reputable auditors care more about maintaining their reputation that pleasing a small client. Obviously nobody would trust an audit by the owner's cousin, but an established cybersecurity firm should be fine regardless of how it is funded.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by metrokoi »

AnonC wrote: post #392
metrokoi wrote: post #312

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think it's a good idea to give any company a monopoly on your data even if you trust them.

Why would it be a monopoly? If you use something that uses open standards and provides ways to export or backup your data, you can move anytime. Taken a little deeper, your statement would imply that people should build and maintain their own data centers and host all services by themselves (this argument could be stretched even further).

A monopoly on the services you use, not a monopoly as in they have total control over your data and you cannot export your data. If all you use is Mozilla services, as the original commenter would like, that is the very definition of a monopoly over your personal software usage.

I did not imply anything of the sort, and I am astonished and confused as to why you would think that. How in the world does mentioning that it's not a good idea to give a company a monopoly over your personal usage lead to people should build their own personal data services? Obviously the real implication is that it's better to use multiple different providers of software services instead of one, or use as many different open source software as possible. The benefits being if or when a company decides to use your data for nefarious purposes they can only use a portion instead of all of your data. Likewise a security breach to one of those companies would only expose a portion as well.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by jsomedon »

After firefox introduced that megabar UI with no option to turn that off, I started considering switching back to chrome. It's very questionable if they still care about their users, and if that's the case, firefox has ZERO advantage over chrome.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by efreak »

TheKarateKid wrote: post #487
shitgoose wrote: post #346

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Who said anything about the browser? We are talking about the data, aren't we?

OP is talking about “Firefox Premium.” You would be paying for the software and services. Firefox is the browser.

Firefox Premium is just branding, so far as I can tell. I can't imagine Mozilla charging for software. They might make software that's not useful without the service (like the VPN client), but the software itself is free.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by vpnwire »

Dahoon wrote: post #478
vpnwire wrote: post #187

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I’ve been speedtesting a few VPN networks, and the biggest surprise has been how fast Mullvad + Wireguard are. I need to try NordLynx (NordVPN’s flavor of Wireguard) for more of an apples-to-apples comparison, but at least on the speed metric, it looks like Mozilla chose a good partner. Making deeper data exploration possible is a work in progress, but you can see what I have so far here: https://vpnwire.co

How close is Mullvad to your max bandwidth? In other words how much loss of bandwidth do you see?

Max bandwidth is about 7 Gbps

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by hnanon1 »

Very glad to see Mozilla partner with such a respectable VPN company. However, a caveat I have is Mozilla being a company with an American presence means US LE could potentially get involved in some fashion and target select users. One should sign up directly with Mullvad instead.

Sorry, hard pass.

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