TunnelBear Joins McAfee • Hacker News Board

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by TomV1971 » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:14 PM UTC

astrojams wrote: post #54

tokanizar wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seemed so. I was just able to delete my account.

I also had no problem cancelling my account.

I retried. Still doesn’t work.

Looks like I’ll be forced into human to human interaction.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by kylehotchkiss » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:26 PM UTC

I can't wait for the mcafee themed bear photos! Bears on drugs , bears hiding in Mexico, and bears trying to sell you cryptocurrencies in back alleys.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by Accacin » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:28 PM UTC

cbzehner wrote: post #37

Arubis wrote: post #13

Nice while it lasted. Any alternative recommendations for less tech-oriented folks? TunnelBear has been what I pointed friends and relations towards historically.

Mullvad ( https://mullvad.net/en/ ) is the highest rated VPN service by That One Privacy Site[0] and it's pretty easy to use. It's what I use, check it out! [0] https://thatoneprivacysite.net/2017/10/03/mullvad-review/

I've been using them for a year or so, and I've never had a complaint. Good range of servers, nice speeds.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by RosanaAnaDana » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:33 PM UTC

lathiat wrote: post #3

RIP marketing department budget at Linus Tech Tips

WAN show should be interesting.. Brought to you by Tunnel Bear!

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by tatoalo » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:33 PM UTC

astrojams wrote: post #54

tokanizar wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seemed so. I was just able to delete my account.

I also had no problem cancelling my account.

Me too, I just did it without any issues :D

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by sebtoast » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:37 PM UTC

lathiat wrote: post #3

RIP marketing department budget at Linus Tech Tips

That was my first thought too, I hope Linus will talk about it at some point. They seem transparent and upfront about their income.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by RosanaAnaDana » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:44 PM UTC

sebtoast wrote: post #66

lathiat wrote: post #3

RIP marketing department budget at Linus Tech Tips

That was my first thought too, I hope Linus will talk about it at some point. They seem transparent and upfront about their income.

I don't see them keeping TB around as a sponsor after this. Pretty darn bad press.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by dawnerd » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:44 PM UTC

TomV1971 wrote: post #61

astrojams wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also had no problem cancelling my account.

I retried. Still doesn’t work. Looks like I’ll be forced into human to human interaction.

Last time that happened to me I just called the bank and told them to block payments. I think it was either stamps.com or siriusxm. Really no reason to prevent someone from cancelling right away... just a shady tactic to retain people.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by dawnerd » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:53 PM UTC

lathiat wrote: post #3

RIP marketing department budget at Linus Tech Tips

I wonder how they'll deal with spots already being paid for.

Re: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

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Post by GordonS » Fri, Mar 09, 2018, 5:56 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #26

Why does Intel wants TunnelBear? I dont see the logic behind this, any one could explain? P.S Is anyone still using McAfee ? It seems Symantec has taken up most of the enterprise sales, while consumer are happy with Windows default protection.

We use Mcafee where I work, and have done for over 10 years. It's still a massive resource hog that has my high-end laptops permanently sounding like they're going to take off.

In all seriousness, it probably contributes to power bills and global warming!

Given the choice, wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.