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#2Would you trust a service that knowingly pays ransoms to protect your personal data when it really counts?
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/crypto-e-mail-servi...
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#3Great that there's more options out there. Will there be an option to signup over TOR, and pay with ETH or BTC?
I run free privacy/security classes for journalists, and some of them have said that their sources can't use paid VPNs because they're afraid of the purchase showing up on their credit card statement.
TOR is great, but doesn't yet work for things like video chat (yes i tell them not to use Skype...)
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#4Great that there's more options out there. Will there be an option to signup over TOR, and pay with ETH or BTC? I run free privacy/security classes for journalists, and some of them have said that their sources can't use paid VPNs because they're afraid of the purchase showing up on their credit card statement. TOR is great, but doesn't yet work for things like video chat (yes i tell them not to use Skype...)
Protonvpn offers a free tier - its not the fastest, but it should be fine for the use case you describe.
Also, it should be able to pay them in BTC, I remember sending a donation when I signed up for protonmail.
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#5Would you trust a service that knowingly pays ransoms to protect your personal data when it really counts? https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/crypto-e-mail-servi...
Come on, that was a stress situation, their data center was shared and many other companies were feeling the pain. Yes I would also tell them "don't do it", but they made a decision under very high pressure from many sides at once. They since started protecting themselves and I'm sure they won't pay anymore now. I don't see why people keep bringing this up with all the positive things they also do.
By the way, the party that initiated the ddos did stop the attack but a much bigger one took over. Probably state sponsored.
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#6How 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 feature comparisons but experience using VPN services is another story.
[1] https://www.tunnelbear.com/ [2] https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/
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#7Great that there's more options out there. Will there be an option to signup over TOR, and pay with ETH or BTC? I run free privacy/security classes for journalists, and some of them have said that their sources can't use paid VPNs because they're afraid of the purchase showing up on their credit card statement. TOR is great, but doesn't yet work for things like video chat (yes i tell them not to use Skype...)
Looks like they accept CC, paypal, and BTC, no ETH yet.
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#8Great that there's more options out there. Will there be an option to signup over TOR, and pay with ETH or BTC? I run free privacy/security classes for journalists, and some of them have said that their sources can't use paid VPNs because they're afraid of the purchase showing up on their credit card statement. TOR is great, but doesn't yet work for things like video chat (yes i tell them not to use Skype...)
Looks like they accept CC, paypal, and BTC, no ETH yet.
It only shows CC and Paypal for me :thinkingface:
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#9I have mixed feelings about protonmail. On the one hand, they tend to be on the right side of political / legal issues, and this transparency report is nice:
https://protonmail.com/blog/transparency-report/
On the other hand, they recently reduced the level of detail in the transparency report.
There is also the fact that they are Swiss, and their privacy laws were severely weakened by a recent referendum. In particular, the Swiss government can now monitor all cross border traffic without a warrant.
ProtonMail fought the referendum, but hasn't updated this "Why Switzerland?" page:
https://protonmail.com/blog/switzerland/
They also haven't moved to a more appropriate legal jurisdiction.
[edit: clarify links]
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#10I would be interested in hearing what the security pros think about this..tptacek, grugq, dguido, idlewords. At this point, these are the guys I trust with security advice.
Worth mentioning their VPN recommendations: algo by trailofbits and freedome. There is another paid service they recommend but I can't recall the name.