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ProtonMail is doing what I expected Mozilla would do. I expected Mozilla to promote online privacy with their browser and Tor nodes and more...
But that would be another bet-the-company prospect, and I don't see them likely to try that for a couple years.
This was to their us-07 server in SF.
How does this compare to TunnelBear [1]? - TunnelBear is a bit more expensive (4.99$/mo, paid annually vs 4$/mo). - TunnelBear supports up to 5 connections per account vs 2. I use TunnelBear regularly for my browser and phone. Both works great. My subscription is going to expire soon and I'll be open to try other VPN providers, not that there is anything wrong with TunnelBear. Any recommendations? This site [2] has f…
HN gets regular "what VPN should I use?" questions and my answer is always the same: Algo [1]. It is designed to be simple to set up, simple to tear down, and usable with numerous cloud providers or your own Linux server. [1] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
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Wait. Do you mean they actually inspect traffic and tear down the connection if they see an SSH handshake on any port other than tcp/22?
They whitelist ports, I believe. That's the reason torrents don't work, for example.
Free VPN? Not a single reference to their log retention policy in this release.
"ProtonVPN is a no logs VPN service. We do not track or record your internet activity, and therefore, we are unable to disclose this information to third parties."
Using public commercial VPN providers for serious security/privacy is a very bad idea. Get someone to set up Trail of Bits "Algo" for you (or do it yourself, if you're comfortable with Ansible).
Looking at Algo ( https://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/12/12/meet-algo-the-vpn-th... ), it seems like it provides an easy way to setup a (secure) VPN on a piece of hardware you own or one of the supported public clouds. In that respect, I'm not sure if it gives a lot of privacy. As you're the only one using that VPN, the traffic may not be too hard to trace back to you.
What they changed in the model? Is it trustless?
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I found malware in the PIA installer. Not sure if it was planted by PIA themselves or I was subjected to a MITM attack, and so I would never use any bespoke VPN software again. Best just downloading the OpenVPN config files and plug them into something like Viscosity[0] (which I trust over the more bespoke VPN clients made by the VPN providers themselves). [0]: https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/
> Best just downloading the OpenVPN config files and plug them into something like Viscosity… On macOS, I just created a new "PIA" service in Network. Is there any reason to use Viscosity instead of the macOS VPN client?
IPSec is typically considered secure, but it's allegedly compromised in some implementations and/or weakened during the standardisation process.
How does this compare to TunnelBear [1]? - TunnelBear is a bit more expensive (4.99$/mo, paid annually vs 4$/mo). - TunnelBear supports up to 5 connections per account vs 2. I use TunnelBear regularly for my browser and phone. Both works great. My subscription is going to expire soon and I'll be open to try other VPN providers, not that there is anything wrong with TunnelBear. Any recommendations? This site [2] has f…
edit: with that said, i really appreciate the compilation of information here, so it's no knock on the site owner.