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I recommend PIA as a VPN for regular users. It's all about threat model. If I'm trying to get past a hotel firewall, an ISP deep-packet inspection system, or

by Nrsolis 10y ago

I recommend PIA as a VPN for regular users. It's all about threat model. If I'm trying to get past a hotel firewall, an ISP deep-packet inspection system, or a coffeeshop blocking my traffic or snooping on it for profiling purposes, then PIA is a simple, reliable choice. If I'm a freedom fighter in a hostile country or a criminal with state-level adversaries, then PIA is a poor choice for you. It's not ever going to protect you against someone who wants you bad enough. The truth is that it's turtles all the way down my friend. Follow the paranoia thought-chain long enough and pretty soon you're suspicious of your own phone, the supply chain that put it in your hands, the manufacturer of the components that went into it, and the people who wrote the applications you run on it. If you're really worried about privacy, then you better not ever use technology. It's all suspect.

ryanlol 10y ago
>I recommend PIA as a VPN for regular users. Why are they better than other VPN companies which do not use extraordinarily dishonest marketing tactics? Or maybe even a company that doesn't cover up leaks of customer data? Go ask PIA why they didn't speak up when they got compromised via this bug: https://kayako.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DOCS/Security+advisory+2015-06-10#Securityadvisory2015-06-10-Vulnerability https://kayako.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DOCS/Security+advi... Also ask them why they didn't find it during internal audits, this bug was as obvious as they come. Anyone with a clue could see it simply by looking at the cookies privateinternetaccess.com would set.
- Nrsolis 10y ago
  At some point, you need to look towards things like cost, reliability, and speed. I'm with you on security vulnerabilities and marketing but I'm also pragmatic. Few of the companies we deal and support financially have perfect records. I'm writing this on a Macbook Pro. Tell me how they stack up on the human rights issue with their Chinese factories.

by Nrsolis 10y ago

ryanlol 10y ago

>I recommend PIA as a VPN for regular users. Why are they better than other VPN companies which do not use extraordinarily dishonest marketing tactics? Or maybe even a company that doesn't cover up leaks of customer data? Go ask PIA why they didn't speak up when they got compromised via this bug: https://kayako.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DOCS/Security+advisory+2015-06-10#Securityadvisory2015-06-10-Vulnerability https://kayako.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DOCS/Security+advi... Also ask them why they didn't find it during internal audits, this bug was as obvious as they come. Anyone with a clue could see it simply by looking at the cookies privateinternetaccess.com would set.

Nrsolis 10y ago
At some point, you need to look towards things like cost, reliability, and speed. I'm with you on security vulnerabilities and marketing but I'm also pragmatic. Few of the companies we deal and support financially have perfect records. I'm writing this on a Macbook Pro. Tell me how they stack up on the human rights issue with their Chinese factories.